Shiva Nataraja
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- weight 255 kg
- Origin
- Tamil Nadu
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum
- Image provider
- rijksmuseum
- License
- Public Domain
- Credit
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Deities and Holy Figures Metadata · 99%
The Rijksmuseum catalog identifies the work as Shiva Nataraja and classifies it as Shiva, supporting the depiction of a deity or holy figure.
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Movement Both · 99%
The title identifies Nataraja, while the image visibly conveys dancing motion through the lifted leg, extended arms, flowing hair, and flame-ring enclosure.
Visual Qualities
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Dynamism Visual · 98%
The raised leg, opposing diagonals of the limbs, open arms, streaming hair, and circular aureole create a strong sense of kinetic energy.
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Radiating Lines Visual · 95%
The arms and hair extend outward from the body, while the flame-edged circular aureole produces a repeated radial contour around the figure.
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 94%
The crown, earrings, necklaces, garments, hair, flame ring, prone figure, and pedestal are elaborately modeled and ornamented.
Medium and Techniques
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Sculpture Both · 99%
The catalog classifies the work as sculpture, and the image shows a freestanding three-dimensional figure with an aureole and pedestal.
Time Periods
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1000 - 1400 CE Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work c. 1100–c. 1200, within the 1000–1400 CE range.
Geographic Regions
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Indian Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog gives Tamil Nadu as the place of origin, supporting the Indian-art regional category.
Materials
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Bronze Metadata · 99%
The catalog explicitly identifies the medium as bronze.
Source & rights
anonymous. Shiva Nataraja. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.