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Krishna

Painting
ca. 1835 - ca. 1840 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Kolkata (made)

Painting, in watercolour with tin alloy, the wives of Kaliya, the multi headed serpent king, appealing to Krishna for his life.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Hinduism
Religion
Myths & Legends
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
SCRAN
Object type
Painting
TitleKrishna (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in watercolour with tin alloy details
Paint
Watercolour
Tin Alloy
Paper
Painted
Brief description
Painting, wives of Kaliya appealing to Krishna, watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1835-1840
Physical description
Painting, in watercolour with tin alloy, the wives of Kaliya, the multi headed serpent king, appealing to Krishna for his life.
Dimensions
  • Height: 439mm (maximum)
  • Width: 289mm (maximum)
31/07/13 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description
The wives of Kaliya, the multi headed serpent king, appealing to Krishna for his life.
Style
Kalighat
Object history
Historical significance: Calcutta was recognised as the capital of British India from 1833-1912. By the 1830s, artists had arrived in Calcutta from rural villages in Bengal and began to produce paintings that reflected the local history, mythology, customs and conflicts of a colonised society. As a popular art form, these artists are recognised for their use of brilliant colour, simplified images and swift brushstrokes that became the hallmark of Kalighat painting in the 19th and early 20th century.
Subjects depicted
Wives
Serpent
Demon
Deity
Kaliya
Krishna
Bibliographic reference
Archer, W.G (1971) Kalighat Painting, A Catalogue and Introduction, HMSO.
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.73-1959

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Record createdJanuary 13, 2003
Record URL
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