Krishna Venugopala
Figure
18th Century (made)
18th Century (made)
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Krishna playing the flute. He stands on a lotus base with a beaded edging. He is naked except for jewellery, posed to play the flute in a style of Orissa between fifteenth and eighteenth centuries. The figure is modelled with a graceful simplicity but with fine details and considerable sculptural quality from all angles.
Brassy colour, moderate wear.
Brassy colour, moderate wear.
Object details
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| Title | Krishna Venugopala (Generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Copper alloy |
| Brief description | Krishna playing the flute, copper alloy, Odisha, Eastern India, 18th century. |
| Physical description | Krishna playing the flute. He stands on a lotus base with a beaded edging. He is naked except for jewellery, posed to play the flute in a style of Orissa between fifteenth and eighteenth centuries. The figure is modelled with a graceful simplicity but with fine details and considerable sculptural quality from all angles. Brassy colour, moderate wear. |
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| Object history | Given by E.L.Cappel, Esq., C.I.E. |
| Production | Orissa, Eastern India |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Arts of Bengal : the heritage of Bangladesh and eastern India : an exhibition organized by the Whitechapel Art Gallery in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum : 9 November-30 December 1979, Whitechapel Art Gallery ..., 12 January-17 February 1980, Manchester City Art Gallery ... . [London]: Whitechapel Art Gallery, [1979] Number: 085488047X (pbk.) :
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.39-1936 |
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| Record created | April 18, 2002 |
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