GODDESS ON A THRONE (#2513/11)
OPAQUE WATERCOLOR ON PAPER
MYSORE SCHOOL(KARNATAKA)
CIRCA EARLY 19TH CENTURY
OVID 5.25"X6.75"

EXHIBITED: A Goddess (Inidentified) on her throne: The dominance of red and green, the bold fluid contours emphasized by washes of color are typical of the paintings in Mysore during the early nineteenth century. The oval face and quiet coutenance are typical of Mysore paintings. The Goddess sits on her vehicle, a human male who lies supine on the throne. Beneath the swinging golden bejewled mukuta (crown). She is covered with henna, with only the upper portions of her forehead not covered.