Durga Confronts the Buffalo Demon Mahisha: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya

Durga Confronts the Buffalo Demon Mahisha: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya

Nainsukh

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This composition was likely transferred from a pounced preliminary drawing, as it is a mirror image of the final preparatory sketch (2005.436.2), which would have served as a foundation for a finished painting. The transfer and reproduction of these sketches were important for the dissemination of painting styles across regional workshops in the Pahari Hills.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Durga Confronts the Buffalo Demon Mahisha: Scene from the Devi MahatmyaDurga Confronts the Buffalo Demon Mahisha: Scene from the Devi MahatmyaDurga Confronts the Buffalo Demon Mahisha: Scene from the Devi MahatmyaDurga Confronts the Buffalo Demon Mahisha: Scene from the Devi MahatmyaDurga Confronts the Buffalo Demon Mahisha: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya

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