Worshipping Women
Worshipping Women: Power and Devotion in Indian Painting
June 27, 2016 - March 26, 2017
Female power and its personifications hold an important place in Hindu devotional practices.In this intimate exhibition, a selection of paintings from the museum’s collection focuses on three aspects of female power: as devout worshipers; as goddesses and consorts to male gods; and as ascetics (yoginis).
Collection Highlights
Manaku (Indian, about 1700–1760)
approx. 1750
approx. 1840
approx. 1880