Painting
ca. 1770 - ca. 1780 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, representing Krishna and Radha celebrating the Holi Festival, throwing paint at one another.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Krishna celebrating Holi, opaque watercolour on paper, Nurpur, ca. 1770-1780 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, representing Krishna and Radha celebrating the Holi Festival, throwing paint at one another. |
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| Content description | Krishna and Radha celebrating the Holi Festival. |
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| Gallery label | KRISHNA AND RADHA CELEBRATING HOLI
Opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Nurpur
c. 1775
IS.105-1954
Krishna is an incarnation of the god Vishnu. He is shown with Radha, the beloved of his youth, and other gopis or young cowherd women. Four cowherd boys complete the crowd. In celebration of the Holi spring festival, the revellers are throwing red powder from a sack in the foreground and using bamboo syringes to squirt yellow water from a large, grey bowl. Musical instruments add to the festive mood.(27/9/2013) |
| Object history | IS. 90 to 128-1954 were purchased for £150, from Maggs Bros. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Khanna, Balraj; Krishna: The Divine Lover, South Bank Centre, London 1997, ISBN 1 85332 166 4
cat. no. 51 |
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| Accession number | IS.105-1954 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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