Hindu Art
See Also: Religious, Spiritual
Museums and Exhibitions
Hinduism and Hindu Art
An introduction to Hinduism and Hindu art in India with images and related thematic essays in the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Recognizing the Gods
An introduction to Hindu and Buddhist sculpture from South Asian, includes images and related thematic essays in the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India
An online Smithsonian exhibition of major Hindu gods in bronze, includes information on the process of creating the sculptures as well as the practice of Hinduism, and the history of the Chola dynasty.
Stories of Krishna: The Adventures of a Hindu God
Explore paintings featured in the Painted Visions from India and Pakistan exhibition, an interactive site from the Seattle Art Museum.
Tales of Krishna
Explores Krishna in visual art throughout India, also includes ritual objects associated with Krishna, an online exhibition from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Devi: The Great Goddess
Explores the six aspects of this Indian goddess, an online exhibition from the Sackler and Freer Gallery of Art.
Art of India
View a small collection of images online from the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, includes Hindu and Buddhist sculpture and other objects from India, the Himalayas, and Southeast Asia.
AMNH: Meeting God: Elements of Hindu Devotion
An online exhibition from the American Museum of Natural History, includes an introduction to Hinduism with images of objects and a gallery of personal shrines created by Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains.
Image Collections
Hindu and Buddhist
Images of Hindu and Buddhist sculpture from AICT: Art Images for College Teaching.
Lakshmi and Saraswati
Indian accounts of the Goddesses Lakshmi and Saraswati, with examples of images.
Goddess Gallery: Durga
Selection of contemporary Mother Goddess Durga paintings from the Exotic India Art Gallery, New Delhi, presented by About.com.
