Himalayan Art. A thangka depicting Dorje Drolo Tibet, 18th century . A very fine thangka depicting Dorje Drolo, one of the eight forms of Padmasambhava (Guru Rimpoche) in his wrathful form in the act of defeating the evil spirits, surrounded by a flaming halo and in aggressive pose with the body in a fighting position and the garments flapping around. He uses a white tiger that squashes a dead body and holds the phurba in his left hand whilst he brandishes a vajra in the right. To subdue the spirits he is fighting he changes himself to look like them, his teeth bocome fangs and the skin dark-coloured. Inserted into a natural setting with snowy mountains in the distant, he is accompanied by six other figures, some of whom are Guru Rimpoche's pupils. Provenance: Private collection Turin, Italy. Cm 39,00 x 54,00.