Caption:
Yamantaka, Destroyer of the God of Death, early 18th century, Tibet, Distemper on cloth, 72 3/8 x 46 5/8 in. (183.8 x 118.4 cm), Paintings, This image of a wrathful protector of Buddhism would have been an awesome presence in the dimly lit interior of a Tibetan monastery. Yamantaka is a violent aspect of the Bodhisattva Manjushri, who assumes this form to vanquish Yama, the god of death