Krishna

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Bengal (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, depicting Krishna stealing curd from a milkmaid. The milkmaid (gopi) wears a pink skirt, orange choli and a transparent shawl with floral pattern and gold borders.

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Categories	Paintings Religion Hinduism Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type	Painting
Title	Krishna (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper Opaque Watercolour Paper Paint Gold Painted
Brief description	Painting, Krishna stealing curd from milkmaid, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Bengal, ca. 1775
Physical description	Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, depicting Krishna stealing curd from a milkmaid. The milkmaid (gopi) wears a pink skirt, orange choli and a transparent shawl with floral pattern and gold borders.
Dimensions	Height: 260mm (maximum) Width: 208mm (maximum) Image within innermost painted borders height: 207mm (maximum) Image within innermost painted borders width: 150mm (maximum) 14/08/2013 dimensions measured as part of the Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description	Krishna stealing curd from a milkmaid.
Style	Mughal
Object history	IS.10 to 18-1954 were purchased from Maggs Bros., London W1.
Subjects depicted	Milk Deity Milkmaid Theft Krishna
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.11-1955

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O433921/krishna-painting-unknown/

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