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Shiva Seated on a Throne in a Landscape
The Cleveland Museum of Art · Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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Shiva Seated on a Throne in a Landscape

c. 1755
Medium
gum tempera on paper
Dimensions
Page: 30.2 x 21.9 cm (11 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.); Image: 28.3 x 19.8 cm (11 1/8 x 7 13/16 in.)
Classification
Painting
Style
Indian Art
Origin
Northern India, Pahari kingdoms
Institution
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund

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Provenance

Public
1967–2001

Ralph Benkaim [1914–2001], Beverly Hills, CA, by descent to his wife Catherine Glynn Benkaim

2001–2018

Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer, Beverly Hills, CA, partial sale and gift to the Clevelan...

2018–

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Source provenance text

Ralph Benkaim [1914–2001], Beverly Hills, CA, by descent to his wife Catherine Glynn Benkaim Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer, Beverly Hills, CA, partial sale and gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Exhibitions

Public
Longing: Painting from the Pahari Kingdoms, 1680 to 1820

Source exhibition text

Longing: Painting from the Pahari Kingdoms, 1680 to 1820. The Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH (organizer) (February 6-June 7, 2026) https://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/art/exhibitions/longing-painting-from-the-pahari-kingdoms-of-the-northwest-himalayas/.

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Sourced Overview Evidence

Shiva is depicted sitting on snakes coiled up together on a royal seat. The scene is set in a rocky mountainous setting with a row of trees in the background. In the paintings from Chamba, Shiva is usually depicted with a white complexion in three-quarter view. This formula has remained consistent for over a century with very few exceptions.

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Evidence state

0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 3 structured provenance events · 1 structured exhibitions.

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