Art, Symbol & Imagination
Prince Siddhartha’s Departure: Abanindro Nath Tagore
A crowned rider reaches towards the neck of a pale horse as cloud-like forms gather around the animal's legs. Dark trees and a softly lit face enclose the close nocturnal scene. Tagore's caption identifies Prince Siddhartha's departure. The image makes leaving an intimate relation between rider and mount, with the extended hand and turned head carrying the visible attention. The pale animal emerges from the darker surroundings without becoming a distant heraldic emblem. The close framing preserves the journey's human tenderness while the obscured lower ground prevents it from reading as ordinary daylight travel.
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Abanindro Nath Tagore. "Prince Siddhartha’s Departure: Abanindro Nath Tagore" [editorial title]. In Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists, Sister Nivedita and Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. Original scan, 1914, George G. Harrap & Co.. Source scan leaf 321. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/hindu-colour-321
Source details
- Departure of Prince Siddhartha
- Hindu and Buddhist mythology
- Abanindro Nath Tagore
- Historical book illustration
Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Original source design and caption inspected; composition retained with scan margins trimmed. No reconstructed or recoloured details. Artist credit follows the printed illustration list at active reader leaves 19–20.
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Abanindro Nath Tagore. Prince Siddhartha’s Departure: Abanindro Nath Tagore. Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists. Scan leaf 321. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/hindu-colour-321