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accession number: 1961.94
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Shiva and Parvati, c. 950–60. 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
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creation date: c. 950–60
creation date earliest: 950
creation date latest: 960
current location: 244 Indian and Southeast Asian
creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: South India, Tamil Nadu, Chola period (900-13th Century)
technique: bronze
department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection: Indian Art
type: Sculpture
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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.)
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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: 1965-09-03T04:00:00
Master Bronzes of India. The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (September 3-October 10, 1965); William Rockhill Nelson Gallery, Kansas City, MO (October 21-December 19, 1965); The Cleveland Museum of Art (January 19-February 27, 1966); The Asia Society Museum, New York, NY (October 12-December 11, 1966).
title: Man and His World
opening date: 1967-04-27T05:00:00
Man and His World. Expo 67, Montreal, Canada (organizer) (April 27-October 28, 1967).
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).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* Shiva and His Many Incarnations. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (6/24/2007).
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PROVENANCE
(William H. Wolff [1906–1991], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: ?–1961
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1961–
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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.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Lee, Sherman E. “Year in Review 1961.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 48, no. 9, 1961, pp. 219–251.
page number: Mentioned: no. 49, p. 220, 249; Reproduced: no. 49, p. 221
url: www.jstor.org/stable/25142473
"Annual Report for 1961.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 49, no. 6, 1962, pp. 115–145.
page number: Mentioned: p. 130
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Master Bronzes of India: The Art Institute of Chicago ... [et al]. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1965.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 26
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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
National Gallery of Canada, and Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau). Terre Des Hommes: Exposition Internationale Des Beaux-Arts, 28 Avril-27 Octobre 1967 [ = Man and His World, International Fine Arts Exhibition, Expo 67, Montreal, Canada, 28 April-27 October 1967]. Montréal: Expo 67, 1967.
page number: pp. 352–353, no. 167
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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
Kramrisch, Stella. Manifestations of Shiva. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1981.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 100, pp. 122–123
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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)
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Fernando, Christopher, Vivian Kung Haga, and Chantal Legros. Beyond Beauty: What Is Real Beauty? San Diego, CA: Museum of Photographic Arts, 2005.
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Branfoot, Crispin. "Processions and Presence: Bronze Sculptures from the Temples of Southern India." Arts of Asia vol. 36 no. 6 (2006).
page number: Reproduced: p. 71, fig. 10
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Dehejia, Vidya. Chola: Sacred Bronzes of Southern India. London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2006.
page number: Reproduced: cat. no. 3, pp. 52-55
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Locke, Adrian K. "Divine Beauty: Sacred Medieval Bronzes from Southern India." Minerva vol. 18 no. 1 ( January-February 2007): p. 22.
page number: Reproduced: p. 22, fig. 3
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Dehejia, Vidya. The Body Adorned: Dissolving Boundaries between Sacred and Profane in India's Art. New York: Columbia University Press, 2009.
page number: Reproduced: p. 117, fig. 37
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Dehejia, Vidya. The Thief Who Stole My Heart: The Material Life of Sacred Bronzes from Chola India, 855-1280. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2021.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 14-16, 109-110
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