Indian Painting of Vishnu Padam

Decorated foot on a muted brown ground, with script all around it.

This painting of the Vishnu Padam is from India, and dates to the early 20th century. It is pigment. The Vishnu Padam, or footprints of Vishnu, is a symbol in Hindu devotion, and the feet are often shown with auspicious marks such as the conch and wheel. Painted page with a pink foot filled with small symbols and building shapes, set on a soft brown panel with script columns on each side. A red margin and thin gold border frame it, and the edges look worn and torn. It is 8.5 inches wide and 10.5 high.

Faded in places, still full of purpose.