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Painting depicting a ruler of the Malla dynasty
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Painting depicting a ruler of the Malla dynasty

anonymous · 1700 - 1725 · canvas

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Painting depicting a ruler of the Malla dynasty. Rulers of the Malla dynasty consider themselves incarnations of the Hindu god Vishnu. Therefore, they have themselves portrayed with a throne canopy consisting of intertwined snakes, as is customary for Vishnu. The portrait of the Malla ruler Bhupatendra (1695-1721) at the bottom of a scroll painting in the National Museum in New Delhi (See P. Pal, The Arts of Nepal Pt. II: Painting, Leiden, 1978, pp. 126-129, no. 151) appears to be a reduced version of this painting. Also the portrait of this ruler, painted on a wall in the palace of Bhadgaon (Idem, pl. 193) looks very much like the present painting. (very damaged condition).

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Credit lineSchildering met een voorstelling van een vorst uit de Malla-dynastie. 1700 - 1725. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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