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Hamsa is thought to refer to the bar-headed goose found in India (left) or a species of swan. [1]The haṃsa (Sanskrit: हंस haṃsa or hansa) is an aquatic migratory bird, referred to in ancient Sanskrit texts which various scholars have interpreted as being based on the goose, the swan, [2] or even the flamingo.
Pencil drawings were not known before the 17th century, [1] with the modern concept of pencil drawings taking shape in the 18th and 19th centuries. [1] Pencil drawings succeeded the older metalpoint drawing stylus, which used metal instead of graphite. [1] Modern artists continue to use the graphite pencil for artworks and sketches. [1]
Hrungnir was a giant whose head was smashed by a blow from Mjollnir. N: Lokasenna: Odin: Lord of the gallows See the separate page List of names of Odin for more Odin kennings. N: Odin: Hanged god Odin hung on the Tree of Knowledge for nine days in order to gain wisdom. N: person voice-bearer reordberend: OE: Dream of the Rood: poetry Grímnir ...
A line drawing is the most direct means of expression. This type of drawing without shading or lightness, is usually the first to be attempted by an artist.It may be somewhat limited in effect, yet it conveys dimension, movement, structure and mood; it can also suggest texture to some extent.
The drawing of The Head of the Virgin in Three-Quarter View Facing Right is a study for a painting. However, it is less in The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne than in studio copies of the master's composition that it is found, as indicated by the arrangement of the coiffure – i.e. the braid and veils covering it – absent from the painting ...
swan beak tying the marriage thread, initiation, painting, drop of water [2] 24. Hamsapaksha swan wing arranging, constructing a bridge, making marks with the nails, number six [2] 25. Sandamsha Padmakosha mudra repeatedly opened and closed generosity, worship, offering, number five [2] 26. Mukula flower bud water lily, the God of love, eating ...
[2] [3] The text or parts of the text is a relatively late origin, probably from the 2nd-millennium of the common era, but written before early 17th-century, because Dara Shikoh included it in the Persian translation of the Upanishads as Oupanekhat, spelling it as Hensnad (Hamsa-nada).
Hansa or divine swan, which is used to highlight the supremacy of the Paramahansa Yogi, meaning the "illumined one", metaphorically represents the quality of the swan to separate milk from water. [8] A Sannyasi. Brahma explains that attaining the stage of Paramahansa Yogi is an arduous task and such yogis are a rarity.