Vishnu in his incarnation as Kurma the turtle. Engraving, 1672.

Date:
[1672]
Reference:
726122i
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Description

The churning of the ocean of milk with the snake Vasuki. Kurma the turtle is shown but not as supporting the mountain, possibly through a misunderstanding of the iconography. In the foreground, kneeling, is Dhanvantarī, the physician of the gods

Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1672]

Physical description

1 print : engraving ; platemark approximately 29 x 17.7 cm

Lettering

Kaurams of Kourmas autaer, de tweede

Reference

Wellcome Collection 726122i

Notes

The second in a series of Dutch engravings of the avatars of Vishnu

Exhibitions note

Exhibited in “Ayurvedic Man: Encounters with Indian medicine” at Wellcome Collection, 16 November 2017 – 8 April 2018

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