Krishna as a child
1822
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1822
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Krishna as a child is a 1822 paint by Unknown, a Romanticism work, depicting Krishna, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a dark blue figure sitting on a rock, playing a flute. A bright green peacock with golden accents stands beside them, its feathers fanned out. The figure wears heavy gold jewelry and a crown, while the peacock has a beaded collar around its neck. The caption below says the scene is "Krishna playing the flute while the peacock began to play," tying the two together. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum for more works like this.
A drawing from a series of one hundred depictions of Hindu deities made in South India in 1822 shows the child god Krishna playing a flute while a peacock looks on.
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