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Oval painting of two seated Hindu deities with haloes and multiple arms on golden thrones, against a pale blue sky.

An Indian god and goddess, each with four arms, seated on golden thrones. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

A painted oval scene shows two seated deities on golden thrones against a pale blue sky, with a low wall and green foliage behind them. The seated god on the left wears a white dhoti and the goddess on the right a red-orange sari; both have haloed crowns and multiple arms, on a patterned orange carpet.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2864 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Dios y diosa hindúes en tronos dorados, pintura en gouache india

Una escena pintada en forma oval muestra dos deidades sentadas en tronos dorados ante un cielo azul pálido, con un muro bajo y follaje verde detrás de ellas. El dios sentado a la izquierda viste un dhoti blanco y la diosa a la derecha un sari rojo anaranjado; ambos tienen coronas con halo y varios brazos, sobre una alfombra naranja estampada.

Português: Deus e deusa hindus em tronos dourados, pintura em guache indiana

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