The Metropolitan Museum of Art's own collection record for its Calcutta Art Studio lithograph diptych of Kamala and Bhairavi, naming the goddesses in Bengali, English and Hindi at the base of the sheet, describing Bhairavi seated on a lotus above water, wearing a skull garland alluding to her terrible nature as the fierce feminine counterpart of Bhairava, the destructive form of Shiva.
Facts
Citation
PublisherThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
URLhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/688470
Source TypeMuseum
Assessment
Reliability Tier2
Tier two: the holding institution's own catalogue record, used here for the print's two subjects and their iconography. Cross-Tradition Connections
Associated With
This source names Bengali directly: "and Bhairavi, naming the goddesses in Bengali, English and Hindi at the base of the sheet, describing Bhairavi seated on a lotus above water, wearing a skull garland alluding to her terrible nature..."
This source names Bhairava directly: "as the fierce feminine counterpart of Bhairava, the destructive form of Shiva."
This source names Bhairavi directly: "lithograph diptych of Kamala and Bhairavi, naming the goddesses in Bengali, English and Hindi at the base of the sheet, describing Bhairavi seated on a lotus above water, wearing a skull garland..."
This source names Hindi directly: "the goddesses in Bengali, English and Hindi at the base of the sheet, describing Bhairavi seated on a lotus above water, wearing a skull garland alluding to her terrible nature as the fierce..."
This source names Kamala directly: "Art Studio lithograph diptych of Kamala and Bhairavi, naming the goddesses in Bengali, English and Hindi at the base of the sheet, describing Bhairavi seated on a lotus above water, wearing a skull..."
Claims Backed By This Source (24 claims)
This source backs 24 claims across the atlas. As facts: 11 well-attested. As cited relationships: 12 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sacred Art & Iconography, 14 claims: 6 well-attested, 7 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 10 claims: 5 well-attested, 5 holds.
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