Painting depicting a monarch from the Malla dynasty, Painting depicting a monarch from the Malla dynasty. Monarchs from the Malla dynasty consider themselves incarnations of the Hindu god Vishnu. For this reason they are portrayed with a canopy consisting of snakes writhing around each other, as is customary for Vishnu. The portrait of the Malla monarch Bhupatendra (1695-1721) at the bottom of a scroll in the National Museum in New Delhi (See P. Pal, The Arts of Nepal Pt. II: Painting, Leiden, 1978, pp. 126-129, nr. 151) seems to be a reduced version of this painting. The portrait of this monarch, painted on a wall in the palace of Bhadgaon (Idem, pl. 193) is also very similar to the present painting. (very damaged condition)., anonymous, Bhaktapur, 1700 - 1725, canvas, height 79 cm × width 58 cm
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