Devi vanquishes the demon Nisumbha and his armies; folio from a Devi Mahatmya series.

18th century

Date

18th century

Culture or place

India, Guler, Himachal Pradesh

Medium

Opaque pigments with gold on paper, with gilt-decorated blue margin and pink speckled border

Size

Image (painting): 6 15/16 × 9 in. (17.7 × 22.8 cm) Image (folio): 9 13/16. × 12 in. (25 × 30.5 cm)

Type

Paintings

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed