Vishnu on Garuda   (  )
Artist	Unknown authorUnknown author
Title	Vishnu on Garuda
Date	between 1723 and 1727 date QS:P571,+1723-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1723-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1727-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium	gouache, silver and gold on paper
Dimensions	height: 22.1 cm (8.7 in); width: 14.6 cm (5.7 in) dimensions QS:P2048,22.1U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,14.6U174728
Collection	Brooklyn Museum    Native name Brooklyn Museum Parent institution New York Art Resources Consortium  Location New York City Coordinates 40° 40′ 16.34″ N, 73° 57′ 49.07″ W   Established 1895  Website www.brooklynmuseum.org Authority file : Q632682 VIAF: 265104231 ISNI: 000000040381232X ULAN: 500304292 LCCN: n79063288 NLA: 35712949 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q632682
Current location	Asian Art collection
Accession number	86.227.140
Credit line	gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
Source/Photographer	Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2010, 86.227.140_IMLS_PS4.jpg
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Label: The Hindu god Vishnu is celebrated for saving the world from terrible dangers. He is always shown with blue skin and holding a discus, a conch shell, a mace, and a lotus flower. He swoops down from heaven on an eagle named Garuda, who has four arms in this image, two of which hold vessels that probably contain the nectar of immortality. In one story, Garuda gains the respect of the gods when he delivers the nectar without actually tasting it himself.