File:Clevelandart 1982.64.jpg
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editLovers (Mithuna) ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
Lovers (Mithuna) |
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Description |
Erotic imagery was a standard element on sacred monuments in India. Idealized lovers signal the auspiciousness of birth, prosperity of life, and the abundance of the created world, indicating to worshippers at the temple that their offerings and prayers would be fruitful and productive. The exaggerated size of their eyes, linearity of the facial features and ornaments, and the impossible twisting of their limbs and her body create an unnatural stylization that heightens the intensity of the scene, as the two figures seem effortlessly unified in their embrace. |
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Date |
1000 date QS:P571,+1000-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium | Sandstone | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | Overall: 74 cm (29 1/8 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q657415 |
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Current location |
Indian and South East Asian Art |
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Accession number |
1982.64 |
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Place of creation | India, Madhya Pradesh, Khajuraho, Medieval period, Candella dynasty, 11th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1982.64 |
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