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Gouache painting of a green-skinned Hindu god in a red tunic and crown, drawing a bow and arrow against a pale background.

Manmatha (Kamadeva), Hindu god of love, shooting arrows with his bow. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

A green-skinned, richly dressed figure in a red tunic with gold trim and white dhoti stands on a banded base, drawing a bow with a flowering arrow nocked. A dark green plume rises behind his crowned head, and a dark blue cloak flares across the composition. The gouache painting on paper shows fine gold detailing and jewelry.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2891 × 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: Manmatha (Kamadeva), dios hindú del amor, tensando el arco

Una figura de piel verde y ricamente vestida, con túnica roja con bordes dorados y dhoti blanco, se ergue sobre una base decorada mientras tensa un arco con una flecha. Una pluma verde oscuro se alza tras su cabeza coronada, y un manto azul oscuro se extiende por la composición. Es una pintura en gouache sobre papel con detalles dorados.

Português: Manmatha (Kamadeva), deus hindu do amor, puxando o arco

Uma figura de pele verde e ricamente vestida, com túnica vermelha de acabamento dourado e dhoti branco, está de pé sobre uma base faixada enquanto puxa um arco com uma flecha. Uma pluma verde-escura se ergue atrás de sua cabeça coroada, e um manto azul-escuro se estende pela composição. É uma pintura em guache sobre papel, com detalhes dourados.

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