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Indian gouache painting in an oval frame: a goddess seated on a peacock holds a sword, facing a group of red-skinned demons on green hills.

A manifestation of Devi seated on a peacock, facing a group of demons. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

A goddess in a red and gold sari sits side-by-side with a peacock with blue plumage, holding a sword aloft. Before her, a group of reddish-skinned demons with horned headdresses and garlands gesture in an oval-framed landscape of green hills under a pale sky.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2918 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Devi sentada sobre un pavo real frente a demonios, gouache indio

Una diosa con sari rojo y dorado se sienta sobre un pavo real de plumaje azul, sosteniendo una espada en alto. Frente a ella, un grupo de demonios de piel rojiza, con tocados con cuernos y guirnaldas, hace gestos en un paisaje ovalado de colinas verdes bajo un cielo pálido.

Português: Devi sentada em um pavão diante de demônios, gouache indiano

Uma deusa com sári vermelho e dourado está sentada sobre um pavão de plumagem azul, erguendo uma espada. Diante dela, um grupo de demônios de pele avermelhada, com adornos de chifres e guirlandas, gesticula em uma paisagem oval de colinas verdes sob um céu pálido.

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