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Krishna

Painting
ca. 1730 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, opaque watercolour on paper, illustration to the Bhagavata Purana (10th book), an incident before the killing of the tyrant Kamsa, Krishna receiving the submission of Indra, in the presence of rishis and Indra's white cow and elephant.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleKrishna (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, Bhagavata Purana, Krishna receiving submission of Indra, opaque watercolour on paper, Malwa, ca. 1730
Physical description
Painting, opaque watercolour on paper, illustration to the Bhagavata Purana (10th book), an incident before the killing of the tyrant Kamsa, Krishna receiving the submission of Indra, in the presence of rishis and Indra's white cow and elephant.
Dimensions
  • Height: 206mm
  • Width: 372mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 167mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 352mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description
Illustration to the Bhagavata Purana, Krishna receiving the submission of Indra, in the presence of rishis and Indra's white cow and elephant.
Style
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceBhagavata Purana
Collection
Accession number
IS.63-1957

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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