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A Lady Making an Offering to a Lingam
Artist:Sital Das
| Support Type: | Paper |
| Paint Type: | Gouache |
| Current Location: | Previously documented in the Gunnar Tragardh Collection |
| Location History: | Created in Faizabad, North India during the late Mughal provincial period |
The provincial Mughal miniature painting “A Lady Making an Offering to a Lingam,” is a “refined” work, as described in the provided text, attributed to Sidal Das and associated with the famous Husn Album, portrays a noblewoman, with a ceremonial lamp in her hand as an act of devotion, standing before a Shiva lingam in garlands. The provided text describes this work as a mixture of spiritual symbolism, courtly elegance, and delicate Mughal-inspired aesthetics combined into a composition that the text describes as highly intimate. The provided text also places an emphasis on the female figure’s “exceptional grace and refinement.”
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