Sujet

A Hindu ascetic or holy man, left profile view, meditating outside a temple (?), 1880. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

A Hindu ascetic or holy man, left profile view, meditating outside a temple (?), 1880. Additional Info: The man is seated, gazing upwards, partially obscured by rocks, holding a string of beads in his right hand. He wears a saffron robe fastened around his chest and two strands of beads around his neck. He has long hair and a short beard. His body is covered with ashes and his forehead and upper body decorated with red and yellow streaks. There is a tree and vegetation in the background.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A35_158

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51,9Mo (4,2Mo) / 30,9cm x 42,0cm / 3654 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

nature portrait standing tree people male looking man men historical religious plant plants arts painting rocks rock religion art guy clothes beard color profile foliage scene robes robe dress necklace jewellery jewelry hair meditation Hinduism sadhu beads depiction century bead drawing long hair philosophy meditating clothing artwork charity bearded concept prayer beads Hindu holy man APPAREL facial hair LOOKING UP long haired watercolour gouache Colour ascetic 19th century 1880 1880s nineteenth century culture history historic trees vegetation charitable institution mendicant Sadu Unknown ASCETICISM Heritage Art 19th-century research centre clothing & dress fashion & clothing Wellcome Collection Wellcome Research Institute Wellcome Trust watercolour with gouache sahdu