Balarama
Painting
ca. 1830 (made)
ca. 1830 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Painting, opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper, the single figure of Balarama (brother of Krishna) is painted standing with his right foot crossed over in front of his left. He stands on a lotus flower in the pose of a dancer. His left arm is bent upwards at the elbow and he carries a horn in his left hand. In his right hand he carries a flower. The main colours used are red, blue, yellow and white with shades of grey. Personal adornments of necklaces, hair and ear ornaments are painted in tin alloy.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Balarama (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil line drawing painted over in watercolour on mill made paper, with tin alloy details |
| Brief description | Painting, Balarama dancing on a lotus flower, opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1830 |
| Physical description | Painting, opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper, the single figure of Balarama (brother of Krishna) is painted standing with his right foot crossed over in front of his left. He stands on a lotus flower in the pose of a dancer. His left arm is bent upwards at the elbow and he carries a horn in his left hand. In his right hand he carries a flower. The main colours used are red, blue, yellow and white with shades of grey. Personal adornments of necklaces, hair and ear ornaments are painted in tin alloy. |
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| Content description | The single figure of Balarama (brother of Krishna) is painted standing with his right foot crossed over in front of his left. He stands on a lotus flower in the pose of a dancer. His left arm is bent upwards at the elbow and he carries a horn in his left hand. In his right hand he carries a flower. The main colours used are red, blue, yellow and white with shades of grey. |
| Style | |
| Production | The dating follows W.G Archer's 1971 catalogue of the V&A's collection of Kalighat paintings. Calcutta is referred to in the 21st Century as Kolkata. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Archer, W.G., Kalighat Paintings, London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1971, p45 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.205-1950 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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