Shiva Nataraja

Public Domain

En lire plusFavori

Images(2)

Artist Unknown Indian

CultureIndian

Titles

Shiva Nataraja

Datelate 19th–early 20th century

MediumBronze

Dimensions76 × 59 5/8 × 25 in. (193 × 151.4 × 63.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Accessions Endowment

Object number2025.227

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

106M Lovett Gallery

Exposé

Explore Further

Department

Asian Art

Object Type

SCULPTURE

ProvenancePrivate collection, UK; [John Eskenazi Ltd, London, 2001]; purchased by MFAH, 2025.

Exhibition HistoryExhibited: Shiva Nataraja: Der kosmische Tänzer Museum Rietberg, Zurich: 16th November, 2008 to 1st March, 2009
Exhibited and Published: Bronze Royal Academy, London: 15th September to 9th December, 2012, illustrated in the catalogue of the exhibition: No. 138, page 231
Exhibited and Published: On the Paths of Enlightenment: The Myth of India in Western Culture, 1808-2017, Museo d’arte della Svitzera Italiana, Lugano 24 September, 2017 to 21 January, 2018 Illustrated in the catalogue of the exhibition: No. 186, Page 202
Exhibited and Published: Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs and Peoples, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas 27 October, 2024 to 20 January, 2025; Illustrated: Selected Highlights in the Exhibition, p. 2.
Published References Exhibited and Published: - Bronze, Royal Academy, London Exhibition Dates: 15 September – 9 December 2012 Catalogue Reference: Illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, No. 138, p. 231 - On the Paths of Enlightenment: The Myth of India in Western Culture, 1808–2017, Museo d’arte della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano Exhibition Dates: 24 September 2017 – 21 January 2018 Catalogue Reference: Illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, No. 186, p. 202 - Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs and Peoples, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas Exhibition Dates: 27 October 2024 – 20 January 2025 Catalogue Reference: Illustrated in Selected Highlights in the Exhibition, p. 2 Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

[none visible]

Catalogue raisonnéN/A

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.