Krishna and Kansa
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Krishna and Kansa is a 1885 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows two figures in bright, bold colors. One stands tall in a black and yellow outfit, arms raised like they’re in motion. The other kneels in red and purple, holding a weapon. The background is plain, but the figures’ clothes have sharp lines and patterns. The standing figure’s dark skin stands out against the light background. The kneeling figure looks like they’re about to strike, but their face is calm. The title written on the painting says "Krishna Killing Kansa his uncle." Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A painting from 1885 rendered in opaque watercolour on paper portrays Krishna in the act of killing the demon Kansa. The work was acquired by the museum from Miss M. Steele in 1950 and is part of a series that had been inherited from her mother, a Sanskrit scholar at Cambridge in 1894. According to Miss Steele, her grandmother may have originally collected the pictures during a period of residence in India.
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