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Krishna

Painting
ca. 1760 - ca. 1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Baghal (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Krishna, in a deep yellow cloak with red lining, extracting 'toll' from a milkmaid (gopi) by catching hold of her veil. The gopis are shown carrying brass pots on their heads. In the foreground black-grey water with grassy fringe. Olive brown background merging into blue sky.

Object details

Categories
Paintings
Religion
Hinduism
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
TitleKrishna (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Opaque Watercolour
Paper
Paint
Painted
Brief description
Painting, Krishna and milkmaids, opaque watercolour on paper, Baghal (Arki), ca. 1760-1775
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Krishna, in a deep yellow cloak with red lining, extracting 'toll' from a milkmaid (gopi) by catching hold of her veil. The gopis are shown carrying brass pots on their heads. In the foreground black-grey water with grassy fringe. Olive brown background merging into blue sky.
Dimensions
  • Width: 210mm
  • Height: 137mm
  • Height of half imperial frame recommended as the framing requirement for this object height: 558mm
  • Width of half imperial frame recommended framing requirement from paper conservation width: 381mm
Border trimmed away; dimensions verified 27/07/2013 as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Content description
Krishna, in a deep yellow cloak with red lining, extracting 'toll' from a milkmaid (gopi) by catching hold of her veil.
Style
Pahari
Marks and inscriptions
verses

Note
Inscription; decoration; Hindi; Nagari; reverse
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support
Subjects depicted
Milkmaids
Deity
Krishna
Bibliographic reference
Archer, W.G. 'Indian Paintings From The Punjab Hills: A Survey and History of Pahari Miniature Painting' Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1973. 5p ISBN 0 85667 002 2
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.159-1955

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Record createdJuly 13, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O41568/krishna-painting-unknown/
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