Shri Devi

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

mediaCollectionId

AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

CMA_.1963.104.1

amicoid

CMA_.1963.104.1

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

1998

aly

1998

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Sculpture

oty

Sculpture

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

Asian; Indian Sub-Continent; Indian

crc

Asian; Indian Sub-Continent; Indian

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Dates/Places:

India

cdt

India

Creator Dates/Places

false

Creator Name-CRT:

India, south, probably from region of Pudokkatai, early Chola Dynasty, first half of 10th century

crt

India, south, probably from region of Pudokkatai, early Chola Dynasty, first half of 10th century

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Shri Devi

otn

Shri Devi

Title

false

Title Type:

Primary

ott

Primary

Title Type

false

View:

Full View

rid

Full View

View

false

Creation Date:

first half of 10th century

oct

first half of 10th century

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

900

ocs

900

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

950

oce

950

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

granite

omd

granite

Materials and Techniques

false

Dimensions:

Overall: 138.43cm x 41.91cm

met

Overall: 138.43cm x 41.91cm

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Cleveland Museum of Art

oon

The Cleveland Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

oop

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1963.104.1

ooa

1963.104.1

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

John L. Severance Fund

ooc

John L. Severance Fund

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html

orl

<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

This important large trinity of the Hindu god Vishnu (the preserver) with his two consorts, Shri (the goddess of beauty and wealth) and Bhumi (the earth goddess), is representative of the early phase of Chola art. The Chola empire in South India flourished from the tenth through the thirteenth centuries. The sensitive sculptural rendering of the images--the slightly more hieratic central figure of Vishnu and his gracefully swaying companions--is typical of the early Chola period. The four-armed Vishnu stands erect on a double-lotus base (in samabhanga stance) with his front right arm in a gesture of assurance (abhaya) and his left resting on his hip (katyavalambita hasta). His upper right arm carries a wheel (chakra) and the left a conch (sanka). He wears a high crown (kiritamakuta) and elaborate jewelry: earrings, necklaces, sacred thread, armlets, bracelets, anklets, and a girdle with lion's mask (simhamukha). His companions' postures, however, are relaxed, their inner hands hold lotus buds, outer ones rest on their hips in the katyavalambita gesture. Bhumi Devi, in addition to regular ornaments, wears a jeweled breastband typical of this goddess. While granite is one of the hardest stones to work, it did not seem to have restrained the Chola artist'screativity in this instance. The images at once display physical beauty (the richness of ornamentation contrasting very effectively with the "softness" of the flesh) and spiritual content. The elegant elongations of the figures, and the grace and ease that permeate these pieces, classify them as some of the most accomplished sculptural representations of the Chola style. S.C.

cxd

This important large trinity of the Hindu god Vishnu (the preserver) with his two consorts, Shri (the goddess of beauty and wealth) and Bhumi (the earth goddess), is representative of the early phase of Chola art. The Chola empire in South India flourished from the tenth through the thirteenth centuries. The sensitive sculptural rendering of the images--the slightly more hieratic central figure of Vishnu and his gracefully swaying companions--is typical of the early Chola period. The four-armed Vishnu stands erect on a double-lotus base (in samabhanga stance) with his front right arm in a gesture of assurance (abhaya) and his left resting on his hip (katyavalambita hasta). His upper right arm carries a wheel (chakra) and the left a conch (sanka). He wears a high crown (kiritamakuta) and elaborate jewelry: earrings, necklaces, sacred thread, armlets, bracelets, anklets, and a girdle with lion's mask (simhamukha). His companions' postures, however, are relaxed, their inner hands hold lotus buds, outer ones rest on their hips in the katyavalambita gesture. Bhumi Devi, in addition to regular ornaments, wears a jeweled breastband typical of this goddess. While granite is one of the hardest stones to work, it did not seem to have restrained the Chola artist'screativity in this instance. The images at once display physical beauty (the richness of ornamentation contrasting very effectively with the "softness" of the flesh) and spiritual content. The elegant elongations of the figures, and the grace and ease that permeate these pieces, classify them as some of the most accomplished sculptural representations of the Chola style. S.C.

Context

false

Log In Thumbnail Count 50 100 250 Thumbnail Size Small Medium Large Theme Dark White More Settings	Select the category to search in All - Search Catalog Data Catalog Data & text in Documents Search By Date Range Advanced Search
COLLECTIONS All Collections The AMICA Library EXPLORE Browse All Media Groups Presentations External Media Search Browse Facets Workspace CREATE Media Groups Presentations SHARE EMBED PRINT HELP

MEDIA INFORMATION

Shri Devi