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Battle Scene from a Devi Mahatmya, Object Record (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art's own collection record for "Battle Scene from a Devi Mahatmya," an opaque watercolor painting from the Pahari Hills, Guler, Himachal Pradesh, India, gift of Subhash Kapoor in memory of his parents, 2008. The museum's description identifies the epic battle between the goddess Durga's forces and a horde of asuras: Durga on her lion is centrally placed at left, with "the emaciated Chamunda" named explicitly advancing below her, surrounded by the Matrikas, the female manifestations of the Hindu pantheon: Vaishnavi on Garuda, Kaumari on a peacock and Brahmani on a swan flying above, with Indrani on an elephant and Maheswari on a bull.

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Publisher
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
URL
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/74657
Source Type
Museum
Assessment
Reliability Tier
1
Tier one: the holding institution's own catalogue record for a work in its permanent collection, giving provenance and its own figure-by-figure identification directly rather than through any intermediary.
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Brahmani, Deities

This source names Brahmani directly: "on Garuda, Kaumari on a peacock and Brahmani on a swan flying above, with Indrani on an elephant and Maheswari on a bull."

Source Battle Scene from a Devi Mahatmya, Object Record (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Chamunda, Deities

This source names Chamunda directly: "placed at left, with "the emaciated Chamunda" named explicitly advancing below her, surrounded by the Matrikas, the female manifestations of the Hindu pantheon: Vaishnavi on Garuda, Kaumari on a..."

Source Battle Scene from a Devi Mahatmya, Object Record (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Durga, Deities

This source names Durga directly: "the epic battle between the goddess Durga's forces and a horde of asuras: Durga on her lion is centrally placed at left, with "the emaciated Chamunda" named explicitly advancing below her..."

Source Battle Scene from a Devi Mahatmya, Object Record (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Garuda, Deities

This source names Garuda directly: "of the Hindu pantheon: Vaishnavi on Garuda, Kaumari on a peacock and Brahmani on a swan flying above, with Indrani on an elephant and Maheswari on a bull."

Source Battle Scene from a Devi Mahatmya, Object Record (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Indrani, Deities

This source names Indrani directly: "Brahmani on a swan flying above, with Indrani on an elephant and Maheswari on a bull."

Source Battle Scene from a Devi Mahatmya, Object Record (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Kaumari, Deities

This source names Kaumari directly: "Hindu pantheon: Vaishnavi on Garuda, Kaumari on a peacock and Brahmani on a swan flying above, with Indrani on an elephant and Maheswari on a bull."

Source Battle Scene from a Devi Mahatmya, Object Record (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Maheswari, Deities

This source names Maheswari directly: "above, with Indrani on an elephant and Maheswari on a bull."

Source Battle Scene from a Devi Mahatmya, Object Record (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Vaishnavi, Deities

This source names Vaishnavi directly: "manifestations of the Hindu pantheon: Vaishnavi on Garuda, Kaumari on a peacock and Brahmani on a swan flying above, with Indrani on an elephant and Maheswari on a bull."

Source Battle Scene from a Devi Mahatmya, Object Record (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Claims Backed By This Source (43 claims)

This source backs 43 claims across the atlas. As facts: 20 well-attested. As cited relationships: 16 holds. Plus 7 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 18 claims: 9 well-attested, 8 holds, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 13 claims: 5 well-attested, 8 holds.
  • Deities, 12 claims: 6 well-attested, 6 general references.
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