Goddess Bhadrakali Worshipped by the Gods from a tantric Devi series

Object Details

• Artist

  Attributed to Kripal (active 1660-1690)

• Court

  Basohli Court

• School/Tradition

  Pahari School

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Female Imagery in Indian Painting (February 9 to August 5, 1996)

  South and South East Asian Art (May 9, 1993 to February 7, 2000)

  The Arts of South Asia (May 13, 1985 to December 2, 1985)

• Origin

  Basohli, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab Hills, India

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Painting

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1650s, 1670s

• Name

  Kripal

• Place

  Punjab Hills, Basohli, Kashmir, Jammu, India

• Topic

  Conch shell, South Asian and Himalayan Art, Vishnu, Worship, Art, Tantra, Bhadrakali, Men, Brahma? (Hindu deity), Lotus, Shiva, Devi (Hindu deity)

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Paintings