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Krishna and Balarama

Painting
ca. 1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Kolkata (made)

Kalighat painting in watercolour and tin alloy on paper, depicting Krishna and Balarama standing under a tree.


Object details

Categories
Hinduism
Religion
Paintings
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
TitleKrishna and Balarama (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in watercolour and tin alloy on paper
Watercolour
Tin Alloy
Paint
Paper
Painted
Brief description
Painting, Krishna and Balarama, watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1890
Physical description
Kalighat painting in watercolour and tin alloy on paper, depicting Krishna and Balarama standing under a tree.
Dimensions
  • Height: 449mm (maximum)
  • Width: 273mm (maximum)
  • Card mount onto which object attached height: 470mm
  • Card mount onto which object attached width: 290mm
15/05/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape.
Content description
Krishna and Balarama standing under a tree.
Style
Kalighat Painting
Credit line
Given by Ernest H. Hindley, Esq., Lightcliffe[?], Shepherd's Hill, Highgate, N
Subjects depicted
Deities
Tree
Krishna
Balarama
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IM.121-1914

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O404758/krishna-and-balarama-painting-unknown/
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