Shiva as Brahma (South India, Chola dynasty, late 10th/Early 11th century), a life-sized sculptural representation of one of the supreme deities of the Hindu pantheon, will make its Cleveland debut alongside other key works from The Cleveland Museum of Art’s holdings of Indian sculpture in the exhibition, Shiva: A Recent Acquisition.
Shiva: A Recent Acquisition will feature Shiva as Brahma, acquired in spring 2007, displayed along with Shiva’s Gajasura-Samharamurti (South India, Chola period, 11th century), Shiva as Tripuravijaya, Victor of the Three Cities and Consort (South India, Chola period, 10th century), Nataraja: Shiva as the King of Dance (South India, Chola period, 900-13th century) and Trident with Shiva as Ardhanari, Half Woman (South India, Chola period, 900-13th century) presents a “best of” highlights from CMA’s collection of Indian art.
The sculptures on display were carefully selected to focus on the supreme deity Shiva and his many manifestations in religion of Shaivism. -- www.clevelandart.org
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