# Four-armed Ganesha

- By: Isidore Kinsbergen (Bruges, 1821–1905)
- Date: 1867-08 - 1867-09
- Medium: cardboard, paper, photographic support
- Classification: photograph
- Dimensions: height 340 mm x width 290 mm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/RP-F-2005-159-69--baa890e51953f6e6d6c929e8e99e1640)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/MuHFc/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

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.