id: 137129 accession number: 1961.94 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1961.94 updated: 2020-06-04 09:00:45.986000 Shiva and Parvati, c. 950-960. South India, Tamil Nadu, Chola period (900-13th Century). Bronze; base: 21.6 x 79.5 x 24.9 cm (8 1/2 x 31 5/16 x 9 13/16 in.); part 1: 81.9 x 48.7 cm (32 1/4 x 19 3/16 in.); part 2: 65.1 x 16.5 cm (25 5/8 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1961.94 title: Shiva and Parvati title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 950-960 creation date earliest: 950 creation date latest: 960 current location: 244 Indian and Southeast Asian creditline: John L. Severance Fund copyright: --- culture: South India, Tamil Nadu, Chola period (900-13th Century) technique: bronze department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art collection: Indian Art type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Base: 21.6 x 79.5 x 24.9 cm (8 1/2 x 31 5/16 x 9 13/16 in.); Part 1: 81.9 x 48.7 cm (32 1/4 x 19 3/16 in.); Part 2: 65.1 x 16.5 cm (25 5/8 x 6 1/2 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Year in Review (1961) opening date: 1961-11-01T04:00:00 Year in Review (1961). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1-26, 1961). title: Master Bronzes of India opening date: 1966-01-19T05:00:00 Master Bronzes of India. The Cleveland Museum of Art (January 19-February 27, 1966). title: Dance of the Gods: Indian Art Inspired by Music opening date: 1996-09-24T04:00:00 Dance of the Gods: Indian Art Inspired by Music. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24-December 8, 1996). title: The Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India opening date: 2002-11-10T00:00:00 The Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India. Smithsonian Institution Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, DC (November 10, 2002-March 9, 2003); The Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX (April 4-June 15, 2003); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 6-September 14, 2003). title: Chola: Sacred Bronzes of Southern India opening date: 2006-11-11T00:00:00 Chola: Sacred Bronzes of Southern India. Royal Academy of Arts, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (organizer) (November 11, 2006-February 25, 2007). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * Shiva and His Many Incarnations. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (6/24/2007). --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Bronze sculptures made during the Chola period (800s-1200s) are among the most celebrated and popular art forms of the Indian tradition, and the 10th century marks their flourishing peak. The sensual renditions of attenuated, youthful, and athletic forms are barely covered by garments and ornaments that move, yet cling to the bodies. The figures stand with a natural ease, and the volumes have been so skillfully rendered by the artists that they appear to be capable of walking the earth. Their serene and smiling expressions are completely idealized, leaving no mistake that these are gods, not humans. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. page number: Reproduced: p. 235 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n259 The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. page number: Reproduced: p. 235 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n259 The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. page number: Reproduced: p. 299 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n319 Dehejia, Vidya, Richard H. Davis, Irā Nākacāmi, and Karen Pechilis. The Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India. New York: American Federation of Arts, 2002. page number: Reproduced: cat. no. 5, pp. 106 (back) and 107 (front) url: Dehejia, Vidya. Chola: Sacred Bronzes of Southern India. London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2006. page number: Reproduced: cat. no. 3, pp. 52-55 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1961.94/1961.94_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1961.94/1961.94_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1961.94/1961.94_full.tif