, 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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Sun God Surya, 7th century
Unknown (Indian, Bihar or Uttar Pradesh - 7th century)
grey sandstone
81.3 cm high
Gift of Max Tanenbaum, Toronto, 1978
National Gallery of Canada (no. 23259)
The god holds lotus flowers in each hand and his costume suggests his Iranian origins. He is accompanied by two attendants, symbolic of the physical and intellectual aspects of life. At right is Dandi, the doorkeeper holding a spear; at left is Pingala, the celestial bookkeeper holding a stylus and a book.
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Tabernacle Door
Capital with Three Prophets
Decorative Element: Guilloche
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