FOUR MINIATURE PAINTINGS DEPICTING DEITIES – INDIA 19TH CENTURYFOUR MINIATURE PAINTINGS DEPICTING DEITIES – INDIA 19TH CENTURYMiniature painting with colors and gold on paper India, late 19th centuryThe first, a depiction Vishnu as Varahavatara, Vishnu’s incarnation as a boar and the related killing of the demon Hiranyaksha. The second, the deity Shiva sitting on a lotus flower, his consort Parvati is sitting on his lap, in the front, the elephant-headed Ganesha and a bull. The third, Krishna sitting on lotus flower, two worshippers stand on the left and right. Finally, the fourth, depicting Rama and Ravana, Rama, another incarnation of the god Vishnu, is fighting with his axe the demon-king Ravana, whose arms grow back after being cut off, the Goddess Sabala is in the background. All four with golden floral bordures.Dimensions: SHEET SIZE APPROX. 11 X 14 CM EACHCondition: Signs of age, stains and worn edges, paintings in overall good conditionProvenance: Galerie Zacke archive