Cleveland Museum of Art

Ganesh

Date

c. 1890

Medium

Gum tempera, graphite, and tin on paper lined with cloth

Culture

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

Department

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

The elephant-headed deity who is worshipped as the remover of obstacles is shown here seated in majesty with a radiant halo. The painting has been executed in the rapid, gestural style used by artists at Kalighat to create inexpensive souvenirs for pilgrims to bring home for veneration in domestic devotional spaces. His copious jewlery has been painted in tin, a less expensive metallic pigment than silver.

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