Deity Collection (#5)

Figure of Venugopala, South India, late Chola / early Vijayanagar period
2560278 Figure of Venugopala, South India, late Chola / early Vijayanagar period

Figurines of Asherah, Canaanite, 999-600 BC (clay)
BLP397802 Figurines of Asherah, Canaanite, 999-600 BC (clay) by Bronze Age (2000-600 BC); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ashtoreth, Ashera)

Small portable temple dedicated to the worship of Priapus (engraving)
DGC405756 Small portable temple dedicated to the worship of Priapus (engraving) by English School

Bacchus and Erigone (pen & ink with wash on paper)
1219184 Bacchus and Erigone (pen & ink with wash on paper) by Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665); 17.7x14.7 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; French, out of copyright

Ancient Germanic gods and kings: Flins and Radgost
Ancient Germanic deities and kings: Flinna or Flins, god of death in Wendish mythology, idol of the Vandals 1, and Radagasto or Radgost with ax, bird crown and bull breastplate

Seated Female Figurine, from Vinca, former Yugoslavia, 5th century BC (terracotta)
AMQ121139 Seated Female Figurine, from Vinca, former Yugoslavia, 5th century BC (terracotta) by Prehistoric; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; out of copyright

Figure of Avalokiteshvara (gold)
1220097 Figure of Avalokiteshvara (gold) by Javanese School, (8th Century); height: 10 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Standing in Samabhanga on a separate molded lotus base)

Figure of Venugopala, South India, late Chola / early Vijayanagar period
2560280 Figure of Venugopala, South India, late Chola / early Vijayanagar period

Harpocrates on Lotus, Coptic (limestone)
AMQ133319 Harpocrates on Lotus, Coptic (limestone) by Egyptian; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Egyptian, out of copyright

Figure of a Mother Goddess, from Mohenjo-Daro, Indus Valley, Pakistan
EAM162933 Figure of a Mother Goddess, from Mohenjo-Daro, Indus Valley, Pakistan, 3000-1500 BC (stone) by Harappan; National Museum of India, New Delhi, India; Pakistani, out of copyright

Hindu Goddess Kali dancing on Siva (colour litho)
CHT257922 Hindu Goddess Kali dancing on Siva (colour litho) by Indian School

Japanese Shinto gods Amida and Xaca or Shaka
Japanese Shinto gods Amida (dog-headed god on a multi-headed horse) and Xaca (old man seated on cushion). The names reference Amitabha and Shaka, Gautama Buddha, Buddhist deities

Ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses (engraving)
3646972 Ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses)

Xantai, Japanese Deity
Japanese deity, Xantai Date: 1737

CHILDREN SACRIFICED
MOLOCH the Phoenician deity to whom live children were sacrificed by fire Date: 7th century BC

A Chinese Dragon (colour woodblock print)
CHT176875 A Chinese Dragon (colour woodblock print) by Chinese School (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; Chinese, out of copyright

Rama and Hanuman fighting against Ravana the demon, scene from the Ramayana (colour litho
423610 Rama and Hanuman fighting against Ravana the demon, scene from the Ramayana (colour litho) by Indian School; Private Collection; Photo eLuca Tettoni; Indian, out of copyright

Maitreya Buddha, pre-Khmer figure, early 8th century (bronze)
CH5434 Maitreya Buddha, pre-Khmer figure, early 8th century (bronze) by Cambodian School, (8th century); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Cambodian, out of copyright

The sun god Ra in his solar barque, protected by the coils of a serpent
XIR141759 The sun god Ra in his solar barque, protected by the coils of a serpent

Shiva Nataraja, Chola Dynasty (bronze)
2597496 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)

Seated figurine of Baal, the Canaanite God of war, Megiddo, c. 1300-1200 BC (plated gold)
3288416 Seated figurine of Baal, the Canaanite God of war, Megiddo, c.1300-1200 BC (plated gold) by Canaanite; Rockefeller Archaeological Museum, Jerusalem; Photo eZev Radovan; out of copyright

Figurine of the God Baal, Megiddo, 1300-1200 BC (bronze)
3288412 Figurine of the God Baal, Megiddo, 1300-1200 BC (bronze) by Canaanite; Rockefeller Archaeological Museum, Jerusalem; Photo eZev Radovan; out of copyright

Fortuna, statue in the Vatican
LLM438600 Fortuna, statue in the Vatican, illustration from History of Rome by Victor Duruy, published 1884 (digitally enhanced image) by English School

The Trimurti or Hindu Trinity, engraved by A. Thorn, from World Religion
PML143622 The Trimurti or Hindu Trinity, engraved by A. Thorn, from World Religion, published by A. Fullarton & Co

Circe, 1910. Creator: Frederick Stuart Church
Circe, 1910

Vulcan, Neptune, Athena and other Gods making Shackles to pull Jupiter from the Heavens, set within an elaborate frame, from Loves, Rages and Jealousies of Juno, 1531-76

Neptune in his Chariot being drawn by seahorses, from the Division of the Universe, 1531-76

The Judgment of Paris, ca. 1550-60. Creator: Giulio Bonasone
The Judgment of Paris, ca. 1550-60

Neptune and Melanthe, from The Loves of the Gods, ca 1531-76. Creator: Giulio Bonasone
Neptune and Melanthe, from The Loves of the Gods, ca 1531-76

The Annunciation, c. 1583 / 1584. Creators: Paolo Veronese, Workshop of Veronese
The Annunciation, c. 1583/1584

An Allegory of Misrule, 1720-61. Creator: Johann Georg Platzer
An Allegory of Misrule, 1720-61

Venus and Adonis (?), nude in a landscape with a dog at left and Cupid at upper right, 1750-70

Mercury from The Gods Who Preside Over the Planets, 1528. Creator: Master I. B
Mercury from The Gods Who Preside Over the Planets, 1528

Envy or Avarice at the right being driven from the temple of the Muses by Hercules who raises a club, the muses watching from the left, 1530-60

Apollo standing at left shooting a python with an arrow, above to the left are the muses and at right on a cloud Cupid approaching Apollo, from the Story of Apollo and Daphne, 1530-60

Bacchus surrounded by Putti, a statue of Priapus at right, 1530-60

Venus and Cupid riding two sea monsters, Cupid raises an arrow in his right hand, two heads representing wind in the clouds above, ca. 1515-27

Plate 1: Saturn in a niche devouring his son, standing before a scythe, from a series of mythological gods and goddesses, 1526

Pan foiled by Diana, 1675-1741. Creator: Giovanni Girolamo Frezza
Pan foiled by Diana, 1675-1741

Minerva and Mercury Arming Perseus, 1604. Creators: Bartholomeus Spranger, Jan Muller
Minerva and Mercury Arming Perseus, 1604

Hercules and the Centaurs: Hercules holds the head of a centaur with his left hand and raises his club with his right hand, in the foreground and background are fallen and fleeing centaurs

Hercules and Cerberus: Hercules grasps the collar of Cerberus, two demons appear at left, from the series The Labors of Hercules, 1608

Hercules and the Mares of Diomedes: Hercules grasps the bridle of a rearing horse, a second horse tramples a figure in at right, from the series The Labors of Hercules, 1608

Madan-Bhasma (Shiva Turns Kama to Ashes), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Madan-Bhasma (Shiva Turns Kama to Ashes), 1890

Lycaon Transformed into a Wolf, dated 1524. Creator: Agostino Veneziano
Lycaon Transformed into a Wolf, dated 1524

Plate 35: Philip of Spain as Neptune, riding in a chariot drawn by two sea horses; from Guillielmus Becanuss Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis... 1636

Jupiter and Callisto, 1537-40. Creator: Pierre Milan
Jupiter and Callisto, 1537-40

Hercules and the Hydra; wielding a torch he attacks the winged, multi-headed Hydr... ca
Hercules and the Hydra; wielding a torch he attacks the winged, multi-headed Hydra in rocky landscape, a hawk attacks a heron in the sky, ca. 1500-1520

Venus and Mars Embracing as Vulcan Works at His Forge, 1543. Creator: Enea Vico
Venus and Mars Embracing as Vulcan Works at His Forge, 1543

The Dispute of the Church Fathers over the Holy Sacrament, 1575. Creator: Cornelis Cort
The Dispute of the Church Fathers over the Holy Sacrament, 1575

Mars on a chariot drawn by three lions, 1749. Creator: Charles Grignion
Mars on a chariot drawn by three lions, 1749

Plate 2: Jupiter; statue of the nude god seated on an eagle, holding a double trident; from Statues of Roman Gods after Jacques Jonghelinck, 1586

Plate 1: Saturn; statue of the nude god standing on a socle, holding a scythe in his right hand and a child in his left; from Statues of Roman Gods after Jacques Jonghelinck, 1586

Plate 7: Diana; statue of the nude goddess standing on a socle, wearing a crescent moon in her hair and holding a bow and arrow; from Statues of Roman Gods after Jacques Jonghelinck, 1586

The Goddess Bhairavi Devi with Shiva, ca. 1630-35. Creator: Attributed to Payag
The Goddess Bhairavi Devi with Shiva, ca. 1630-35

Circe, 1865. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
Circe, 1865. A child (Kate Keown) with grapes and leaves around her head, in close-up and slightly out of focus, with the subject looking straight into the camera

Classical Female Figure (Diana or Venus) with Two Infants, ca. 1539-42

Farnese Hercules, ca. 1592, dated 1617. ca. 1592, dated 1617. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Farnese Hercules, ca. 1592, dated 1617

Water-moon Avalokiteshvara, first half of the 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Water-moon Avalokiteshvara, first half of the 14th century. Goryeo dynasty (918-1392)

Taima Mandala, probably late 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Taima Mandala, probably late 14th century. Amida sits enthroned at the center of the mandala, flanked by the bodhisattvas Seishi and Kannon

Universal Gateway, Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra, dated 1257. Creator: Sugawara Mitsushige
Universal Gateway, Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra, dated 1257. Celebrating the merciful acts of the bodhisattva Kannon (Sanskrit: Avalokiteshvara)

Mask of Fudo Myoo, 18th-19th century. Creator: School of Katsushika Hokusai
Mask of Fudo Myoo, 18th-19th century. Edo period

Green Tara, Folio from... (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript
Green Tara, Folio from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript, early 12th century

Mountain God with Tiger and Attendants, 1874. Creator: Unknown
Mountain God with Tiger and Attendants, 1874. Behind the figures the peach tree, symbol of longevity. Joseon dynasty (1391-1910)

The Demon Kumbhakarna Is Defeated by Rama and Lakshmana... ca. 1670. Creator: Unknown
The Demon Kumbhakarna Is Defeated by Rama and Lakshmana: Folio from a Dispersed Ramayana Series, ca. 1670

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Dispensing Boons: Folio from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Manuscript, early 12th century

Diana and Cupid, 1761. Creator: Pompeo Batoni
Diana and Cupid, 1761

Midas Washing at the Source of the Pactolus, ca. 1627. Creator: Nicolas Poussin
Midas Washing at the Source of the Pactolus, ca. 1627

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Expounding the Dharma to a Devotee... early 12th century
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Expounding the Dharma to a Devotee: Folio from a Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Manuscript, early 12th century

Portrait of a Young Man, ca. 1760-65. Creator: Pompeo Batoni
Portrait of a Young Man, ca. 1760-65

Shiva enraged by Parvatis interruption of his meditation, early 19th century

Mandala of Jnanadakini, late 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Mandala of Jnanadakini, late 14th century

Last Judgment in an Initial C, ca. 1406-7. Creator: Lorenzo Monaco
Last Judgment in an Initial C, ca. 1406-7

White-Robed Kannon, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
White-Robed Kannon, ca. 1887

The Churning of the Ocean of Milk, ca. 1780-90. Creator: Unknown
The Churning of the Ocean of Milk, ca. 1780-90. At the time of the great deluge aeons ago, many treasures-- including amrita, the nectar of immortality--were lost beneath the primordial ocean

Kurukulla Dancing in Her Mountain Grotto... (Perfection of Wisdom), early 12th century
Kurukulla Dancing in Her Mountain Grotto: Folio from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom), early 12th century

Thousand-Armed Chenresi, a Cosmic Form of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 14th century

Acala, The Buddhist Protector, equivalent to February / March 1322. Creator: Unknown
Acala, The Buddhist Protector, equivalent to February / March 1322

The Creation of the World and the Expulsion from Paradise, 1445

Venus and the Lute Player, ca. 1565-70. Creator: Titian
Venus and the Lute Player, ca. 1565-70

Omnia Vincit Amor, or The Power of Love in the Three Elements, 1809

Queen Nefertari being led by Isis, ca. 1279-1213 B. C. Creator: Charles Wilkinson
Queen Nefertari being led by Isis, ca. 1279-1213 B.C

Venus and Cupid, 1520s. Creator: Lorenzo Lotto
Venus and Cupid, 1520s

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"Exploring the Divine: A Glimpse into the Multifaceted Deities of India and Beyond" Immerse yourself in a world where gods and goddesses reign supreme, as we embark on a journey through captivating images that depict various deities from different cultures. In the heartland of India, behold the majestic Hindu gods Laksman, Rama, Sita, and Hanuman standing tall in all their divine glory. Their vibrant presence exudes power and devotion, reminding us of ancient tales that have shaped generations. Moving further into this mystical realm, we encounter Parvati, Lakshmi, and Saraswati – three enchanting Hindu goddesses who embody beauty, prosperity, knowledge respectively. In awe-inspiring statues like Annapurna giving food at Lakshman temple or Lakshmi gracefully holding lotus flowers symbolizing wealth; these celestial beings inspire reverence among devotees. Venturing beyond Indian borders to Greece's rich mythology brings us face-to-face with Hermes - an exquisite sculpture by Jonnard. This messenger god captivates with his youthful charm and agility. Returning to India's spiritual landscape reveals Krishna and Rada entwined in eternal love - their divine union celebrated across centuries for its profound symbolism of devotion. Further east lies Padmasambhava statue nestled within Kathok Wodsallin Gompa in Sikkim. This revered figure represents enlightenment and compassion within Tibetan Buddhism—a testament to how diverse faiths intertwine across Asia. Titian's Venus of Urbino takes us back to Renaissance Europe—an embodiment of feminine grace that transcends time itself—reminding us that divinity knows no boundaries or cultural constraints. As our exploration continues northward towards Norse mythology, Odin sits regally upon his throne—a wise ruler overseeing realms unknown to mortals—an emblematic representation of strength intertwined with wisdom. Back amidst the vivid tapestry of Hinduism, we encounter the divine couple Visnu and Lakshmi.