Krishna and Balarama
1760
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1760
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Krishna and Balarama is a 1760 paint by Unknown, a Rococo painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting shows Krishna and his brother Balarama in the center. They are with their guru Sandipani and his wife. Krishna and Balarama are on a mission to help their guru. This story is part of a bigger tale from the Bhagavata Purana. The painting tells a story from this text. The artist used bright colors to show the scene. To learn more about this style of art, look at the technique of sfumato.
The painting depicts Krishna and his brother Balarama in a courtyard, returning the drowned son of their guru Sandipani to his parents. Krishna, shown with blue skin, stands at the center with Balarama, while Sandipani and his wife are seated nearby. The scene illustrates the brothers' journey to the coast, where they defeated a demon to retrieve the child, who was then restored by Yama, the god of death. Executed in opaque watercolor on paper, the work features a brownish-yellow background and belongs to a series of illustrations for the *Bhagavata Purana*.
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