, 2008. Fibreglass stone and airplane. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Purchased 2011. Photo © Roman März](/images/content/menuSeeGallery.png)
Benjamin West
The Death of General Wolfe (Detail), 1770
oil on canvas
152.6 x 214.5 cm
Transfer from the Canadian War Memorials, 1921 (Gift of the 2nd Duke of Westminster, England, 1918)
National Gallery of Canada (no. 8007)
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Shiva, 14th century
Unknown (Indian, Tamil Nadu - 14th century)
bronze
38.1 cm high
Gift of Max Tanenbaum, Toronto, 1980
National Gallery of Canada (no. 26664)
As the figure of the god was cast solid, the statue is heavy and the casting method expensive. This technique, used more rarely, was reserved for sculpture of smaller dimensions. The base of the statue was separately cast hollow.
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