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Taurus, from a "Mandi Astrology Series"
attributed to Sanju (Indian, active late 1700s–early 1800s)
c. 1810
- Medium
- Gum tempera and gold on paper
- Classification
- Painting
- Dimensions
- 27 x 22.2 cm (10 5/8 x 8 3/4 in.)
- Culture
- Northern India, Pahari kingdoms
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Nancy and Wayne Hunnicutt
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed
View at the Cleveland Museum of Art
About this work
Standing for the astrological sign Taurus, the large-scale bull fills the space like a graceful icon behind a much smaller herd of cows. Pure white in color and in perfect profile, he has been adorned with a string of bells, a jeweled diadem, and decorative tips on his horns. A fine textile with gold leafy arabesque patterns sets him apart from oxen, dairy cows, and even the elephants in the distant background.
