Vishnu’s Third Avatar by Colin Poole

Title:	Vishnu’s Third Avatar
Copyright:	© colinpoole.com
Genre:	Fantasy
Mediums:	Oils
Views:	988
Posted:	12/1/2014

Vishnu’s Third Avatar, 20” x 16”, oil on wood
Notes: In the Hindu religion, Vishnu's third avatar, or manifested form, is often depicted as a boar-headed man holding the wheel, conch shell, mace, and lotus flower, shown here on the buttons of his coat. Vishnu assumed the boar form to rescue Earth from the primeval ocean by lifting it on his tusks, where you will find the forms of the continents marked.  He readied Earth for mankind by molding the mountains seen in the background. Painting based on Ingres’ image of Moltedo circa 1810.