Krishna playing his flute
Painting
ca. 1770 (made)
ca. 1770 (made)
| Place of origin |
Painting, opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Krishna playing his flute under a group of trees in the forest. A pair of gopis are on each side of him, and two more are fetching water from the river which flows in the foreground. Buffaloes are bathing in the river, and five cows approach Krishna from the left. The painting has an applied floral border by a different hand.
Object details
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| Title | Krishna playing his flute (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting of Krishna playing his flute, opaque watercolour on paper, possibly Lucknow, ca. 1770 |
| Physical description | Painting, opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Krishna playing his flute under a group of trees in the forest. A pair of gopis are on each side of him, and two more are fetching water from the river which flows in the foreground. Buffaloes are bathing in the river, and five cows approach Krishna from the left. The painting has an applied floral border by a different hand. |
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| Content description | Krishna playing his flute under a group of trees in the forest. A pair of gopis are on each side of him, and two more are fetching water from the river which flows in the foreground. Buffaloes are bathing in the river, and five cows approach Krishna from the left. The painting has an applied floral border by a different hand. |
| Style | |
| Gallery label | As the god Krishna plays his flute the mesmerising music enchants and inspires devotion amongst all who hear it. In this illustration the gopis (female cow-herders) as well as the birds and animals are visibly drawn to him. This slightly static, flat style of painting is attributed to the court painters who left Delhi after the decline of patronage from the Mughals and looked for employment in the neighbouring courts. (March 2022) |
| Credit line | P. C. Manuk and Miss G. M. Coles Bequest through Art Fund |
| Production | Mughal Provincial Courts |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Associated object | IS.14:2-1949 (Verso) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.14-1949 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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