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Oval Indian gouache painting of the goddess Durga on a tiger with a spear, two goddesses at right, and horned demons at left on green grass.

Devi Durga seated on a tiger, along with two other goddesses, prepares to battle the five demons. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

A gouache painting in an oval frame shows the many-armed goddess Durga seated on a tiger, raising a spear, while two goddesses stand at right and horned demons gather at left on green grass under a pale sky. The bold colors and fine detailing mark it as Indian painting on paper, with a small dog in the foreground.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3076 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 sobre un tigre enfrentando demonios, gouache indio

Una pintura en gouache dentro de un óvalo muestra a la diosa Durga de muchos brazos sentada sobre un tigre, blandiendo una lanza, mientras dos diosas están de pie a la derecha y demonios con cuernos se reúnen a la izquierda sobre hierba verde bajo un cielo pálido. Los colores intensos y el detalle fino indican pintura india sobre papel, con un pequeño perro en primer plano.

Português: Deusa Durga sobre um tigre enfrentando demônios, guache indiano

Uma pintura em guache em formato oval mostra a deusa Durga, de muitos braços, sentada sobre um tigre e erguendo uma lança, enquanto duas deusas ficam de pé à direita e demônios com chifres se reúnem à esquerda sobre a grama verde sob um céu pálido. As cores vivas e os detalhes finos indicam pintura indiana sobre papel, com um pequeno cão em primeiro plano.

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