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Krishna

Drawing
ca. 1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Kangra (made)

Brush drawing, ink with watercolour on paper, depicting Krishna holding up Mount Govardhan, to shelter the cowherds.

Object details

Categories
Paintings
Hinduism
Religion
Myths & Legends
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Drawing
TitleKrishna (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Drawn and painted using a brush, in ink with watercolour on paper
Ink
Watercolour
Paper
Drawn
Painted
Brief description
Brush drawing, Krishna holding up Mount Govardhan, ink and watercolour on paper, Kangra, ca. 1800
Physical description
Brush drawing, ink with watercolour on paper, depicting Krishna holding up Mount Govardhan, to shelter the cowherds.
Dimensions
  • Height: 315mm (approx.)
  • Width: 248mm (approx.)
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description
Krishna holding up Mount Govardhan.
Style
Kangra
Credit line
Given by Miss M.W. Patterson
Subjects depicted
Deity
Mountain
Herders
Krishna
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.165-1953

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O432926/krishna-drawing-unknown/
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