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Oval gouache miniature of a seated goddess with a golden halo, orange robes and jewelry, on a striped cushioned throne against a blue sky.

Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity and the wife of Lord Vishnu. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

A seated female figure with a golden halo and jeweled headdress rests against striped yellow cushions on an ornate gilded throne. She wears an orange garment and holds a lotus-like object, against a pale blue sky and green trees. The miniature is painted in opaque gouache on an oval ivory-toned support with a silver-colored rim.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings Miniatures (Paintings)
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3204 × 4000 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: Lakshmi, diosa de la riqueza, sentada en un trono acolchado

Una figura femenina sentada, con un halo dorado y un tocado adornado con joyas, se apoya en cojines a rayas amarillas sobre un trono dorado y ornamentado. Viste una prenda naranja y sostiene un objeto con forma de loto, ante un cielo azul pálido y árboles verdes. La miniatura está pintada con gouache opaco sobre un soporte ovalado de tono marfil con borde plateado.

Português: Lakshmi, deusa da riqueza, sentada em um trono almofadado

Uma figura feminina sentada, com auréola dourada e toucado ornado de joias, apoia-se em almofadas listradas amarelas sobre um trono dourado e ornamentado. Veste uma roupa laranja e segura um objeto em forma de lótus, diante de um céu azul claro e árvores verdes. A miniatura é pintada em guache opaco sobre um suporte oval de tom marfim com borda prateada.

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