Artist: António Xavier Trindade
Date: 1921
Size: 25 x 33 cm
Museum: Museu do Oriente (Lisbon, Portugal)
Technique: Watercolour
The iconography seen in this portrait reveals a devotee of Vishnu. The sandalwood paste tikka on his forehead and the topi on his head indicate an affiliation to the warkari sampraday from Maharashtra, a religious movement within the bhakti spiritual tradition of Hinduism.Trindade’s mastery over watercolour and eye for detail are magnificently showcased in this portrait of a holy man on the move, perhaps on his way to a pilgrimage when the artist asked for a pose. The sadhu’s divine character is revealed by his prominent eyes and delicate features, his unruly beard embodies renunciation. References: Gracias, Fátima, Faces of Colonial India: The Work of Goan Artist António Xavier Trindade (1870-1935), Panjim, Goa, Fundação Oriente, 2014.
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