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@MuseeLouvre @britishmuseum Autumn (Deianeira) (1872), Painting by Gustave Moreau
Nessus still very much alive, and Deianeira apparently in a trance-like state. Heracles (hercules) may be lurking in dense wood around them, but for the moment not visible
J. Paul Getty Museum, wiki

@MuseeLouvre @britishmuseum centaur Nessus, naked, stepping into water; on right, Hercules, naked, helping his wife, Deianeira, to mount Nessus; at feet of Hercules, a club & bow;
1762 Etching & engraving
Print made by: Francesco Bartolozzi
After: Laurent Pécheux
@britishmuseum

Abduction of Deianeira (Dejanira) by Centaur Nessus
Hercules shoots an arrow at him
painting by Louis Jean Francois Lagrenee, 1755
@MuseeLouvre which is original?
#abduction is in every civilization, even in Mythology? its global phenomenon

@ChristiesInc from above painting, it is Indian Emerald Dove
#bird company school Painting 1775-78 from Lucknow? @ChristiesInc

@ChristiesInc Studies of Asian mammals : Tarsier, Tarsius;
Giant Indian Flying Squirrel, Petaurista petaurista; & unidentified rodent
Company School Painting, circa 1820 @ChristiesInc
documentation of animals & birds of colonial India & others colonies done via such paintings

Shukra & Rambha
Painting by Raja Ravi Varma, 1894
Apsara & Sage? often apsara celestial dancers are blamed, why sage (Men) are not blamed for their failure to control desires? lust?

details are intricately minutely painted, don't know which brush used? as if single hair is also used to paint thin lines in colour- done with patience as if one hair of brush could ruin painting
Peacock, bird, leaf tree, buds all perfect
praiseworthy, arists remains unknown

Prince Dara Shikoh as a Royal Ascetic
Mughal painting, circa 1640-55
Probably from collection of Warren Hastings & landed in Private Collection
he shown as performing some worship ritual? he studied under Sadhu etc thus he was hated by Mughals

@CBL_Dublin Ascetic by fire, mughal painting 1640-1650 from Shah Jahan album? @MuseeLouvre

Ascetics, Sadhu Sanyasi, Yogi?
Meeting of yogi, Painting attributed to Ghulam Ali Khan, 1820-25 @MuseeGuimet
different types of yogis, Kanphata कनफटा, नाथ सम्प्रदाय योगी साधू many arts associated with them now extinct
हुक़्क़ा चिमटा ? denounce worldly charms-one with Nature