Elephants In Art Of India

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A panorama in 12 folds showing the procession of the Emperor Bahadur Shah to celebrate the feast of the 'Id., 1843. Bahadur Shah Zafar on the elephant, and the heir apparent in the third elephant. Inscribed: Th More

This picture is from a dispersed "Gajendramoksha" (Liberation of the Elephant-King) series. The myth's intent, like those that tell us of the avatars of Vishnu, is to demonstrate Vishnu's willingness always to More

On this folio from Walters manuscript W.626, the king of the elephants comes to a pool of water, in which is seen the reflection of the moon. He tests the story of the leader of a band of hares, in which the mo More

The Goddess, Kali, and the Seven Mothers in Battle (recto), Goddess Fights a Titan and Text (verso), Folio from a Devimahatmya (Glory of the Goddess)

Fresco of Akali Phoola Singh from Gurdwara Akalgarh Sahib, Dina, Punjab.

Elephants, Tiger, and Bird

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Two Composite Elephants

The Blue-Complexioned Kali Slaying Demons

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A panorama of Calicut, on the Malabar coast, shows several types of ships, shipbuilding, net fishing, dinghy traffic and a rugged, sparsely populated interior. Georg Braun and Franz Hogenbergs atlas Civitates More

A panorama of Calicut, on the Malabar coast, shows several types of ships, shipbuilding, net fishing, dinghy traffic and a rugged, sparsely populated interior. Georg Braun and Franz Hogenbergs atlas Civitates More

A four-armed Krishna rides on a gopi-elephant; a steel engraving,1850's, with modern hand coloringSource: ebay, Dec. 2006

Lakshmi as "Gajalakshmi" is flanked by two elephants, and here she is joined by Sarasvati and her peacock

Description Details Further reading Associated place Asia › India › north India (place of creation) Date 1598, Mughal Period (1526 - 1858) Artist/maker Mohan, More

two elephant fighting ink and opaque water colour on paper in collection of howard hodgin Elephant combats were favorite sport of Indian prince

Execution by Elephant This folio from Walters manuscript W.684 depicts execution by elephant. The Grand Mogul: Imperial Painting in India, 1600-1900. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore; The Sterling and Fr More

"Gajalakshmi: elephants lustrate the devi (goddess) Lakshmi. Kangra, circa early 19th century"

A Dutch account of Sir Thomas Roe's travel to Jahangir's court, published in 1656 Source: ebay, June 2004 "An extremely rare work on the East Indies. Provenance belonging to a German Archive. A very handsome & More

Series Title: The Ancient Text of the Lord Suite Name: Bhagavata Purana Display Artist: Shah ud Din Creation Date: 1648 Display Dimensions: 7 3/32 in. x 13 3/4 in. (18 cm x 34.9 cm) Credit Line: Edwin Binney 3 More

Creation Date: ca. 1690 Display Dimensions: 8 21/32 in. x 9 19/32 in. (22 cm x 24.4 cm) Credit Line: Edwin Binney 3rd Collection Accession Number: 1990.907 Collection: The San Diego Museum of Art

A prince on an elephant is greeted by kneeling subjects. Creation Date: 19th century Display Dimensions: 17 13/32 in. x 13 3/8 in. (44.2 cm x 34 cm) Credit Line: Edwin Binney 3rd Collection Accession Number: 1 More

A prince on an elephant enters city gate. Creation Date: 19th century Display Dimensions: 17 13/32 in. x 13 15/32 in. (44.2 cm x 34.2 cm) Credit Line: Edwin Binney 3rd Collection Accession Number: 1990.1481 C More

This Company painting is by Ghulam Ali Khan, who was working in Delhi around 1820 and was the brother of another Company artist, Faiz Ali Khan. The painting depicts a tiger hunt at Jhajjar, Rohtak District, Pa More

Celebrations at the accession of Jahangir, 1605 from the Jahangir-nama

'"Rhino at Bay" Public domain photograph of India under British rule, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Illustration of Hindi Gita Press Mahabharata

Ident.Nr. I. 4598 fol. 2 v English: Sultan Akbar the Great (1542-1605 CE) training an elephant. The image shows him with an elephant goad (ankus). From India. Islamic Art Museum (Museum für Islamische Kunst), More

India, Rajasthan, Kota, circa 1800-1825 Drawings Ink and opaque watercolor on paper Gift of Paul F. Walter (M.77.154.19a-b) South and Southeast Asian Art

Depictions of (1) riding elephant, (2) human figures, (3) carrying corpse in coffin and crow, (4) couple in the illustrations from the Subika Laisaba (ꯁꯨꯕꯤꯀꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯁꯥꯕ), an 18-19th century Meitei language manuscr More

A traditional Meitei painting depicting “Jila Durbar” (“Jila Darbar”), the procession of Meitei King Chandrakirti, the Maharaja of Kangleipak (Manipur), riding on royal elephants, to meet Lord Northbrook, the More