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Gouache painting of the red-skinned four-armed Hindu deity Kartikeya standing beside a peacock, holding a spear, against a pale background.

Kartikeya, also called Murugan, Hindu god of war, standing in front of a peacock. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

A four-armed, red-skinned deity stands on a golden pedestal, holding a spear and a long staff, with a peacock with spread tail feathers at his left side. He wears a tall gilded crown, jeweled necklaces, and a green and gold draped garment over a white dhoti. The gouache is painted in bright, opaque colors on a pale background.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2762 × 4000 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: Kartikeya (Murugan), dios hindú de la guerra, con un pavo real

Una deidad de piel roja y cuatro brazos está de pie sobre un pedestal dorado, sosteniendo una lanza y un bastón largo, con un pavo real de cola extendida a su izquierda. Lleva una corona alta dorada, collares con joyas y una prenda verde y dorada sobre un dhoti blanco. La gouache usa colores brillantes y opacos sobre un fondo pálido.

Português: Kartikeya (Murugan), deus hindu da guerra, com um pavão

Uma divindade de pele vermelha e quatro braços está em pé sobre um pedestal dourado, segurando uma lança e um bastão longo, com um pavão de cauda aberta à sua esquerda. Usa uma coroa alta dourada, colares com joias e uma veste verde e dourada sobre um dhoti branco. A guache usa cores vivas e opacas sobre um fundo claro.

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