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Krishna and Radha

Painting
ca. 1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Kolkata (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper, depicting Krishna and Radha.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Hinduism
Religion
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
TitleKrishna and Radha (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper
Paint
Opaque Watercolour
Paper
Tin Alloy
Painted
Brief description
Painting, Krishna and Radha, opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1830
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper, depicting Krishna and Radha.
Dimensions
  • Height: 376mm (maximum)
  • Width: 279mm (maximum)
31/07/13 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description
Krishna and Radha.
Style
Kalighat Painting
Object history
Acquired from a Roman Catholic Missionary College, England, 1950
Subjects depicted
Deities
Krishna
Radha
Bibliographic reference
Archer, W G: 'Kalighat Paintings', V&A, 1971, p45, 1xxiii
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.222-1950

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O432756/krishna-and-radha-painting-unknown/
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