Balarama, Krishna and Garuda
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Balarama, Krishna and Garuda is a 1885 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, depicting Kalighat, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows three figures in bright, flat colors. The largest figure sits in the center, dressed in yellow and red, holding a mirror. To their left stands a woman in blue and red with raised arms, while to the right is a dark-skinned figure in blue, also with arms up. All three have bold outlines and simple shapes. The title hints this scene comes from Hindu mythology, where Balarama and Krishna are brothers. The style looks like traditional Indian folk art, not European realism. If you like this, check out kalighat for more paintings like this.
The artwork is an opaque watercolour on paper painting from 1885 by an unknown artist, depicting Balarama and Krishna seated on Garuda's shoulders. It was acquired by the museum from Miss M. Steele in 1950, part of a collection inherited from her mother, a Sanskrit scholar at Cambridge in 1894, possibly originally collected by her grandmother who had lived in India.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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