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Three Mother Goddesses (Matrikas): Mahalakshmi Flanked by Chamunda (left) and Kaumari (right)1679

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South Asian devotional painting with three registers showing enthroned multi-armed deities under flame arches, floating divine figures on clouds above, and a ritual procession below, with Devanagari inscriptions

Unknown, Three Mother Goddesses (Matrikas): Mahalakshmi Flanked by Chamunda (left) and Kaumari (right), 1679, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Diandra and Michael Douglas, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Three Mother Goddesses (Matrikas): Mahalakshmi Flanked by Chamunda (left) and Kaumari (right)
Place Made
Nepal, Bhaktapur
Date Made
1679
Period
17th century
Medium
Mineral pigments on cotton cloth
Dimensions
23 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. (59.69 x 50.17 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Diandra and Michael Douglas
Accession Number
M.81.271.1
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Nepal. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1985.