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Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com . Creator Nationality: Asian; Indian Sub-Continent; Indian Creator Dates/Places: India Creator Active Place: India Creator Name-CRT: India, Rajasthan, Tanesara-Mahadeva, Gupta Period Title: Matrika from Tanesara Title Type: Primary View: Full View Creation Start Date: 500 Creation End Date: 599 Creation Date: 6th century Object Type: Sculpture Materials and Techniques: grayish-green schist Dimensions: Overall: 79.4cm x 23.2cm AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA ID Number: 1970.12 Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html Context: This lovely image of a mother-goddess with a child formed part of a popular Hindu iconography of the seven mothers (Saptamatrka). It came originally from a group in the village of Tanesara-Mahadeva, in the vicinity of Udaipur. Two other well-known sculptures from the same set are in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The voluptuous goddess holds the child standing at her side by the hand, trying to restrain his playful mood. The semismiling expression on her face indicates her affection for the child. Her grace, easy relaxed posture, and the "psychological" connection between the figures classify it as one of the most compelling representations of mother and a child in Indian art. She could compete very successfully with the best representations of Christian Madonnas. In fact, this parallel seems particularly appropriate, considering the style of the sculpture, which was under strong Western influence. The village of Tanesara in Rajasthan is geographically not too far removed from the Gandhara region, nor is the time of the sculpture's execution. Thus, the intermingling of Gandharan and Gupta influences is responsible for this unusually naturalistic depiction of the subject matter. While the mother goddess cult can be traced back as far as the Indus Valley civilization, in later periods the Saptamatrka are represented as the consorts (®akti) of various Hindu gods. In the instance of the Tanesara-Mahadeva set, however, there are no attributes or vehicles (vahana) that would allow specific identification. Consequently, they are sometimes simply referred to as the mothers of the god Skanda (Skandamata). S.C. AMICA ID: CMA_.1970.12 AMICA Library Year: 1998 Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder. Home
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