GARUDA LIFTING A CANOPY WITH VISHNU AND LAKSHMI
Rajasthan, North-Western India, ca. 1780 - 1820

Opaque pigments on wove paper, the small horizontal-format composition depicting the Hindu eagle-like deity Garuda, the vahana (mount) of Vishnu, standing in a verdant landscape, lifting an ochre yellow canopy with the seated divine couple of Vishnu and Lakshmi, each figure accompanied by a short caption with their names in black ink Devanagari script, mounted, glazed and framed.

15cm x 20cm including the frame

Garuda is described as the king of the birds, and in Hinduism, he's revered as the mount of Vishnu. This deity is generally portrayed as a protector, enemy of all snakes and evil, able to swiftly travel anywhere.