, 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 as Lord of the Dance (Nataraja), 19th century
Unknown (Indian - 19th century)
bronze
56.1 x 44.6 x 20.5 cm
Gift of the Government of India, 1965
National Gallery of Canada (no. 14749)
Shiva, one of the three principal divinities of the Hindu pantheon, is simultaneously the creator and the destroyer of the world. In his form as Nataraja he is the cosmic dancer who maintains the universe entire. It is in this form that he is worshipped, particularly by dancers and actors.
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