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Painting of a lion-headed multi-armed figure seated before split pillars, holding a child, with blue figures and a woman at the sides against a green background.

Narasimha, a lion avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, emerges from a split stone pillar, holding his devotee Prahlada while vanquishing the demon Hiranyakashipu underfoot. Painting by an Indian artist.

A gouache painting shows a lion-headed figure with many arms seated on a pedestal before a green backdrop and split pink pillars. He holds a small child in one arm and presses a figure beneath his foot, while blue-skinned attendants and a woman in red stand at the sides.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1800-1899
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2899 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1899.
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: Narasimha, avatar leónido de Vishnu, con Prahlada, pintura en gouache

Una pintura en gouache muestra una figura con cabeza de león y varios brazos sentada sobre un pedestal frente a un fondo verde y columnas rosadas partidas. Sostiene a un niño pequeño con un brazo y presiona con el pie a otra figura, mientras figuras de piel azul y una mujer con vestido rojo flanquean la escena.

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