#serpent goddess

[arthistoryanimalia]

For #WorldSerpentDay: Manasa, the Hindu snake goddess, trio of late 19th/early 20th c. Indian images:

1. Manasa, The Snake Goddess c. 1890, Kalighat watercolor, graphite, ink, and tin on paper Cleveland Museum of Art

2. "Manasa, goddess presiding over snakes." c.1895, Calcutta (Kolkata) color lithograph/popular print British Museum

3. Manasa, The Snake Goddess c. 1920, West Bengal by Jamini Roy (Indian, 1887–1972) watercolor painting, gouache on paper San Diego Museum of Art

[mystisart]

Shadows from the past - Minoan serpent goddess - Oils and dusts on paper

[anthonyspage]

🌌🔻🌹🐍✨

[arjuna-vallabha]

Manasa Devi, the serpent goddess, Bengal or Bihar

[mother-of-snakes]

Medusa 🐍😍

(Idk the artists-- please let me know if you do so I can credit)

Edit: Photo on the right is by Munk One (munkone.com) Thank you @beanierhodes for helping!

[im-a-fan-of-things]

Ocinktober 17 [Pictured: a carved depiction of the Serpent Goddess]

[natattackart]

Renenet, Egyptian serpent goddess of fortune and bounty

[skullsandbuttcheeks]

I've been smelling fresh flowers and incense and have been channelling Renenet and Thoth very intensely for the last few weeks-month! I have a big exam coming tomorrow and I'm feeling pretty good about it so I drew them to get some extra love, luck, and wisdom.