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Gouache painting of a goddess riding a tiger, facing a red horned demon with a bow, in a green oval landscape under a blue sky.

Devi Durga in battle with a demon. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

A goddess with multiple arms rides a striding tiger across a green oval field, holding a trident and other weapons aloft. A horned, red-skinned demon with a bow-like weapon strides toward her under a pale blue sky. Painted in opaque gouache with bold outlines and a dark brown border.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2917 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: Diosa Durga montada en un tigre en batalla contra un demonio

Una diosa de múltiples brazos cabalga sobre un tigre que avanza por un campo verde ovalado, sosteniendo un tridente y otras armas en alto. Un demonio rojizo, con cuernos y un arma parecida a un arco, se acerca a ella bajo un cielo azul pálido. Pintura en gouache opaco con contornos marcados y borde marrón oscuro.

Português: Deusa Durga montada em um tigre em batalha contra um demônio

Uma deusa de múltiplos braços cavalga um tigre que avança por um campo verde oval, segurando um tridente e outras armas no alto. Um demônio de pele avermelhada, com chifres e uma arma semelhante a um arco, se aproxima dela sob um céu azul pálido. Pintura em guache opaco, com contornos marcados e borda marrom escura.

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