Deities Collection (#9)

Rama, with Sita and Lakshmana in the forest, from the Ramayana, c
874018 Rama, with Sita and Lakshmana in the forest, from the Ramayana, c.1790 (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Indian School, (18th century); 20.2 x13.7 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

The Dismembering of the Demon Kalanemi, from the Bhagavata Purana, c
874007 The Dismembering of the Demon Kalanemi, from the Bhagavata Purana, c.1740 (opaque w/c on paper) by Manaku (c.1700-60); 22 x33 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Detail of Third Panchen Lama Losan Penden Yeshe (gouache on cloth)
873640 Detail of Third Panchen Lama Losan Penden Yeshe (gouache on cloth) by Tibetan School (18th century); 82.55 x59.06 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Manjusri, Sirpur culture, 800 AD (bronze)
834220 Manjusri, Sirpur culture, 800 AD (bronze) by Indian School, (9th century); 16x13 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Manjusri)

Ravana and Siva, Hinglajgarh culture, 1100 AD (sandstone)
834218 Ravana and Siva, Hinglajgarh culture, 1100 AD (sandstone) by Indian School (12th century); 83x56 cm; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; Indian, out of copyright

Kubera, Hindu God of Wealth, Ramnagar culture, from Ahichatra, Uttar Pradesh
834208 Kubera, Hindu God of Wealth, Ramnagar culture, from Ahichatra, Uttar Pradesh, 200 AD (red sandstone) by Indian School

Standing Uma, Sukhothai style (gilded bronze)
834205 Standing Uma, Sukhothai style (gilded bronze) by Siamese School, (14th Century); 155 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Uma, an aspect of Parvati)

Diana and her Nymphs with the Discovery of Callisto (oil on panel)
778649 Diana and her Nymphs with the Discovery of Callisto (oil on panel) by Poelenburgh or Poelenburch, Cornelis van (1586-1667); 45.1x54.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Diana, 1886 (stained glass)
3475487 Diana, 1886 (stained glass) by Holmes Jewitt, Edward (1849-1929); Pownall Hall Farm, Wilmslow, Cheshire, UK; (add.info.: Shrigley & Hunt (1873-1982)); eAlastair Carew-Cox; English

Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Triumphant, c. 1805-08 (marble)
703244 Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Triumphant, c.1805-08 (marble) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); Galleria Borghese, Rome, Lazio

The Horses of Neptune, 1892 (oil on canvas)
703067 The Horses of Neptune, 1892 (oil on canvas) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); 86x215 cm; Neue Pinakothek, Munich, Germany; English, out of copyright

Taoist Immortals, c. 1647 (ink, colours & gold on paper)
711108 Taoist Immortals, c.1647 (ink, colours & gold on paper) by Sansetsu, Kano (1589-1651); 166.37x115.57 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Tellus panel of the Ara Pacis (marble)
704384 Tellus panel of the Ara Pacis (marble) by Roman, (1st century BC); Museum of the Ara Pacis, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: The Ara Pacis Augustae, or Altar of Augustan Peace)

Taoist Immortals, c. 1647 (ink, colours & gold on paper)
711111 Taoist Immortals, c.1647 (ink, colours & gold on paper) by Sansetsu, Kano (1589-1651); 166.37x115.57 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Taoist Immortals, c. 1647 (ink, colours & gold on paper)
711109 Taoist Immortals, c.1647 (ink, colours & gold on paper) by Sansetsu, Kano (1589-1651); 166.37x115.57 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Mars and Rhea Silvia (brush & brown ink heightened with white body colour on carta
615269 Mars and Rhea Silvia (brush & brown ink heightened with white body colour on carta azzurra) by Pupini, Biagio (fl.1530-40); 26.5x41.8 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Somaskanda, Chola, Tamil Nadu (bronze)
SCP57361 Somaskanda, Chola, Tamil Nadu (bronze) by Indian School, (10th century); 37x23 cm; National Museum of India, New Delhi, India; (add.info.: Soma, god of ecstasy or the moon, and Skanda)

Lintel depicting The Trinity: Siva, Brahma and Vishnu, Warangal, Kakatiya (stone)
SCP57345 Lintel depicting The Trinity: Siva, Brahma and Vishnu, Warangal, Kakatiya (stone) by Indian School (12th century); 96.5x247.7 cm; National Museum of India, New Delhi, India; Indian

The Clash of the Titans, 1913-15 (oil on canvas)
NUL396505 The Clash of the Titans, 1913-15 (oil on canvas) by Moser, Koloman (1868-1918); 130.5x213.5 cm; Private Collection; Austrian, out of copyright

Buddhists representing the stars, sun and moon, from
STC414244 Buddhists representing the stars, sun and moon, from The History and Doctrine of Buddhism by Edward Upham, 1829 (colour litho) by English School

Stele, c. 664-332 BC (painted wood)
XIR444220 Stele, c.664-332 BC (painted wood) by Egyptian; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence, Italy; Egyptian, out of copyright

Theseus and Amphitrite, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S
LLM438513 Theseus and Amphitrite, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S. MacColl, published 1894 (digitaly enhanced image) by English School

King Oenomaus, Hippodamia, and Olympian gods, published 1808-10 (colour litho)
STC404441 King Oenomaus, Hippodamia, and Olympian gods, published 1808-10 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Corner relief with devatas, late 12th-early 13th century (sandstone)
1071873 Corner relief with devatas, late 12th-early 13th century (sandstone) by Bayon School (1180-1230); 122.2x77.5 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of David T

Pair of ear pendants with Erotes, 2nd-1st century BC (gold, garnet)
1070595 Pair of ear pendants with Erotes, 2nd-1st century BC (gold, garnet) by Greek, (2nd-1st century BC); 4.6 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; Museum League Purchase Funds

Apollos Enchantment, 1807 (oil on canvas)
1067886 Apollos Enchantment, 1807 (oil on canvas) by West, Benjamin (1738-1820); 111.1x142.2 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Mrs. Robert A. Beyers; American, out of copyright

Shiva and Parvati on Tiger Skin, c. 1800 (watercolor with gold and silver)
1072556 Shiva and Parvati on Tiger Skin, c.1800 (watercolor with gold and silver) by Guler School (18th Century); 17.1x12.1 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Head of Aphrodite, 5th century A. D. (?) (repousse bronze)
1072254 Head of Aphrodite, 5th century A.D.(?) (repoussebronze) by Roman (5th century AD); 5.1x3.8x5.7 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Jerry L

Crown with deity figures, c. 1000 to 200 B. C (gold)
1072131 Crown with deity figures, c.1000 to 200 B.C (gold) by Peruvian School; 26.0351xx cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info)

Comus Listening to the Incantations of Circe, 1831 (oil on canvas)
1065287 Comus Listening to the Incantations of Circe, 1831 (oil on canvas) by Howard, Henry (1769-1847); 127x101 cm; Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

Pandora, whom the assembled Gods, endowed with all their gifts
1065278 Pandora, whom the assembled Gods, endowed with all their gifts... 1834 (oil on mahogany panel) by Howard, Henry (1769-1847); Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

Shiva Nataraja, Chola Dynasty (bronze)
2597497 Shiva Nataraja, Chola Dynasty (bronze) by Indian School (11th century); 87.6x71.7x24.7 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Nataraja, The Lord (or King) of Dance)

Apollo seated in his chariot with his viol (black chalk
615259 Apollo seated in his chariot with his viol (black chalk, pen & brown ink with brown wash heightened with white body colour on carta azzurra) by Pordenone

Drinkers Asking Bacchus for the Continuation of His Gifts (engraving)
2563208 Drinkers Asking Bacchus for the Continuation of His Gifts (engraving) by Saenredam, Jan (1565-1607); 44.3x32 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: After Hendrik Goltzius (1558-1617)

The Judgment of Paris, 1645-46 (oil on canvas)
5889623 The Judgment of Paris, 1645-46 (oil on canvas) by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellee) (1600-82); 112.3x149.5 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Diana (oil on canvas)
5889136 Diana (oil on canvas) by Merritt, Anna Lea (1844-1930); 50.8x40.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; American, out of copyright

Detail of the palace and musician angel from Vertumnus and Pomona, c
5862503 Detail of the palace and musician angel from Vertumnus and Pomona, c.1630 (tapestry) (see also 5862502) by Raes, Jan II (1570-c.1637/43); Gruppo Banca Carige Collection, Genoa

Head of Venus, c. 1st-2nd century AD (marble)
5978867 Head of Venus, c.1st-2nd century AD (marble) by Roman; height: 33.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; out of copyright

Apollo and Daphne (pen & ink on paper)
3927703 Apollo and Daphne (pen & ink on paper) by Maratta or Maratti, Carlo (1625-1713); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

The Judgement of Midas (oil on wood panel)
3934306 The Judgement of Midas (oil on wood panel) by Schiavone, Andrea (Meldolla) (fl.1527/30-63); 28x38 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info.: Showing, left to right)

Seated Miroku Bosatsu, Kamakura Period (wood, metal, gold leaf, pigment & rock crystal)
1150083 Seated Miroku Bosatsu, Kamakura Period (wood, metal, gold leaf, pigment & rock crystal) by Japanese School (13th century); 29.2x19.1x16.8 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Venus and Two Cupids, c. 1528 (oil on panel)
1069759 Venus and Two Cupids, c.1528 (oil on panel) by Scorel, Jan van (1495-1562); 41.3x30.8 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; The Karl and Esther Hoblitzelle Collection

Hestia in a Mythical Landscape, c. 1760 (graphite on vellum)
1068836 Hestia in a Mythical Landscape, c.1760 (graphite on vellum) by Natoire, Charles Joseph (1700-77); 20.3x30.5 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Folding fan with the Birth of Venus, c. 1770s-80s (gouache on single silk leaf, straw
1069486 Folding fan with the Birth of Venus, c.1770s-80s (gouache on single silk leaf, straw, brass, metallic thread, bone, gilding, mother-of-pearl & paste gems) by Unknown artist

Vishnu and attendants, c. 1026 AD (sandstone)
1067902 Vishnu and attendants, c.1026 AD (sandstone) by Indian school, Chaulukya (Solanki) dynasty (c.940-1244); 137.2x68.6x27.9 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Mrs

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Deities, revered across cultures and religions, hold a significant place in human history. From Guru Nanek to Govind Singh, their teachings have guided countless souls on the path of righteousness. YU-HOANG, an ancient Chinese deity, symbolizes the balance between heaven and earth. A Thangka depicting Green Tara showcases the divine feminine energy that emanates compassion and protection. The Tablet of Shamash reminds us of the beguiling power of the sun-god from 9th-century BC Mesopotamia. Exploring regional beliefs, we encounter Indian deities like Mazu sea goddess in Thian Hock Keng Taoist temple and Hindu God Indra. Their worship reflects both reverence for nature's forces and devotion to spiritual enlightenment. The painted silk depiction of Fuxi and Nuwa discovered in Astana Cemetery reveals mythical figures who shaped humanity's origins with their wisdom. Horus-Seth represents a complex duality within Egyptian mythology – light battling darkness. Intricate artwork like Dharmachakra illustrates Buddhism's Wheel of Transmigratory Existence while Vishnu and Lakshmi stand as epitomes of love, prosperity, and preservation in Hinduism. Lastly, KOAN-KONG (or Koang-Yu), known as the God of War alongside his son KOAN-PING demonstrates how different cultures perceive strength through martial prowess. These diverse deities serve as reminders that spirituality transcends borders; they inspire faith while embodying various aspects such as wisdom, protection or even conflict. Through centuries-old traditions or contemporary practices alike, these gods continue to shape our understanding of divinity across continents.