Krishna and Jasoda
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Krishna and Jasoda is a 1885 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, depicting Kalighat, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting depicts a woman and a child in an intimate moment. The woman, adorned with a red headscarf and a black and white striped skirt, is shown holding the child's hand. The child, dressed in dark attire, stands beside a large pot. The scene is set against a warm, beige background, which adds to the sense of warmth and closeness between the two figures. The artist's use of bold lines and vibrant colors creates a sense of energy and movement in the painting. The painting's style is reminiscent of Impressionism, with its emphasis on capturing the fleeting moments of everyday life. To learn more about this style, explore the Impressionism movement.
The artwork is a painting in opaque watercolour on paper, created in 1885, depicting the scene of Krishna stealing butter while Jasoda is unaware. It is part of a series that was inherited by Miss M. Steele from her mother, a Sanskrit scholar at Cambridge, and later acquired by the museum in 1950. The collection may have been originally gathered by Steele's grandmother, who had lived in India.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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