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Krishna

Painting
ca. 1885 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Krishna in a tree, having stolen the gopis (milkmaids)' clothes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleKrishna (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Paintings, Krishna in tree having stolen gopis' clothes, opaque watercolour on paper, kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1885
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Krishna in a tree, having stolen the gopis (milkmaids)' clothes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 450mm
  • Width: 278mm
07/08/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013.
Content description
Krishna in a tree, having stolen the gopis (milkmaids)' clothes.
Style
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.639-1950

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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