Krishna and Putana

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Kolkata (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Krishna killing the demon Putana. Putana was sent by Krishna's evil uncle Kamsa to kill the child Krishna, by suckling the him having smeared her breast with an intoxicant. However, Krishna sucked her life out at the same time, and killed her.

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Categories	Paintings Hinduism Religion Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type	Painting
Title	Krishna and Putana (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Painted in opaque watercolour on paper Paint Opaque Watercolour Paper Painted
Brief description	Painting, Krishna killing Putana, opaque watercolour on paper, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1830
Physical description	Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Krishna killing the demon Putana. Putana was sent by Krishna's evil uncle Kamsa to kill the child Krishna, by suckling the him having smeared her breast with an intoxicant. However, Krishna sucked her life out at the same time, and killed her.
Dimensions	Height: 441mm Width: 280mm (maximum) 31/07/13 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description	Krishna killing the demon Putana.
Style	Kalighat Painting
Subjects depicted	Demon Deity Krishna Putana
Bibliographic reference	Archer, W G: 'Kalighat Paintings', V&A, 1971
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.220-1950

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O432758/krishna-and-putana-painting-unknown/

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