Balarama
1830
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1830
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Balarama is a 1830 paint by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This figure stands on a red lotus, holding a black object with a red tip in one hand. They’re dressed in a bright red skirt with blue diamond patterns, a silver chest plate, and gold jewelry. The face has dark hair, a headband, and a single red dot on the forehead. The outfit and pose look like a mix of warrior and deity—common in some South Asian traditions. The colors pop sharply against the plain background. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more paintings like this.
The artwork depicts Balarama, painted in opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper around 1830. He is shown standing on a lotus in a dancer’s pose, with his right foot crossed over his left, holding a horn in his left hand and a flower in his right. The composition uses red, blue, yellow, white, and grey tones, while his jewellery and adornments are rendered in tin alloy.
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