Sujet

A Hindu ascetic or holy man, performing austerities outside a temple (?), 1880. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

A Hindu ascetic or holy man, performing austerities outside a temple (?), 1880. Additional Info: The man is supporting his weight on his right knee, left foot and left forefinger. He appears to be wearing a loincloth, and has beads around his neck and in his right hand. His body is covered in ashes and his forehead and upper body are decorated with red streaks. He has disshevelled hair and a dark beard. By his side are his kamandal (sacred pot) and other objects. A golden bell can be glimpsed within the temple (?), and there is foliage in the background.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A35_159

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51,2Mo (4,3Mo) / 30,5cm x 42,0cm / 3605 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

exterior outdoors portrait building people male man men historical religious arts painting religion temple art guy clothes beard color foliage scene crouching dress necklace jewellery jewelry Hinduism sadhu beads poor poverty kneeling depiction century bead drawing philosophy clothing artwork charity begging bearded concept prayer beads Hindu holy man APPAREL posture facial hair watercolour gouache Colour ascetic 19th century 1880 1880s nineteenth century culture history historic vegetation charitable institution loin cloth loincloth mendicant water pot outside Sadu Unknown ASCETICISM Heritage Art 19th-century research centre clothing & dress fashion & clothing breechcloth Wellcome Collection Wellcome Research Institute Wellcome Trust watercolour with gouache sahdu kamandal kamandalam kamandalu