Kali
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Kde je teď „Kali“? Clevelandské muzeum umění, 244 Indian and Southeast Asian, Cleveland. Ano, právě vystaveno. Ověřeno 9. listopadu 2026.
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Kali, a bronze sculpture of the tenth or eleventh century in the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, could have belonged to either a Shiva-centred tradition or one treating the goddess as supreme creator. Kali is the goddess's wrathful manifestation. She arose during a battle against a demon whom the gods could not defeat, charged with drinking his blood before it touched earth. Every fallen drop would produce another demon. Such demons stand for human failings, including pride and arrogance. On view in gallery 244, Indian and Southeast Asian.
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The female aspect of Shiva, the goddess Parvati, has her own cycle of myths, and she herself emanates into different forms. Some branches of Hinduism consider the goddess to be the supreme creator divinity herself, who generated all the other gods, including Shiva. This bronze sculpture could have been affiliated with either branch. Kali is the wrathful form of the goddess generated in the midst of a battle with a demon that the gods failed to conquer. Kali was to drink his blood before any drop fell to ground, or else a new demon would instantly be generated. The demons are metaphors for human vices, such as egotistic pride and arrogance.
Clevelandské muzeum umění
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- 1956.7
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- Clevelandské muzeum umění
- Obrázek: Clevelandské muzeum umění — Museum open access
