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Shiva family with Ganesha

God Shiva and his wife Parvati are sitting on a tiger skin; Parvati has taken little Ganesha on her lap. The painting comes from a merchant's house in Lachhmangarh in the Shekhavati area. It belongs to the oldest group in the collection. The frame is painted with lacquer colours. Note: Reverse glass painting in Germany The reverse glass painter Rambold (1872-1953) taught reverse glass painting to the artists of the Blaue Reiter movement. On his easel was a reverse glass painting with an Indian motif. Only one photo of it still exists. It is unclear whether he painted it himself or acquired it somewhere. Information from Mr L. Feiler, 23.7.08

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Reverse glass painting
Dimensions
Width: 36,5 cm
Depth: 46,5 cm
Material/Technique
Glass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I C 49787

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    18th/19th century
    where
    India
    Uttar Pradesh
    Awadh
  • Collecting
    who
    Leander A. Feiler - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    South and Southeast Asia

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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