Four-armed Ganesha
Also titled Ganesha met vier armen
Isidore Kinsbergen (Bruges, 1821–1905)
1867-08 - 1867-09
- Medium
- cardboard, paper, photographic support
- Classification
- photograph
- Dimensions
- height 340 mm x width 290 mm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
About this work
Kinsbergen not only photographed temples and other historical buildings, but also took close-ups of sculptures. This Hindu statue of the god Ganesha with an elephant’s head was found near Blitar on East Java. The god eats from a skull, and the base on which he sits is also surrounded by skulls. This expresses his power over death.
