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'''Location:''' Delhi, India | '''Location:''' Delhi, India | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' The painting, entitled ''An actor rehearsing the interior monologue of Icarus'', depicted a naked Icarus, the Greek mythological figure, on top of the Ashoka Pillar. It was part of an exhibition by 25 young Indian artists entitled '' | '''Description of Artwork:''' The painting, entitled ''An actor rehearsing the interior monologue of Icarus'', depicted a naked Icarus, the Greek mythological figure, on top of the Ashoka Pillar. It was part of an exhibition by 25 young Indian artists entitled ''Combined Voice for the New Century''. <P> | ||
The Ashoka Pillar dates back to the reign of Emperor Ashoka, who ruled India from 273 - 232 B.C.E., and depicts four lions mounted on a circular abacus with a wheel at its centre. It was adopted as India's national emblem following the end of British rule in 1947. <P> | The Ashoka Pillar dates back to the reign of Emperor Ashoka, who ruled India from 273 - 232 B.C.E., and depicts four lions mounted on a circular abacus with a wheel at its centre. It was adopted as India's national emblem following the end of British rule in 1947. <P> | ||