Krishna and Balarama
1855
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1855
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Krishna and Balarama is a 1855 paint by Unknown, a Patna School of Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows two figures with blue skin, one playing a flute, the other holding a mace. Their faces look calm and gentle. Made in India around 1855, this work was likely sold to pilgrims visiting the Kalighat temple near Calcutta. The simple style makes it easy to carry home. Look for similar art at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting depicts the figures of Krishna and Balarama, rendered in opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper. It is part of an album containing 196 works, primarily native lithographs from bazaars and fairs in Upper India and Bengal, collected by J. Lockwood Kipling between 1865 and 1893. The album was later donated to the museum by his son, Rudyard Kipling, in 1917.
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