Krishna, Balarama and Kansa
1830
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1830
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Krishna, Balarama and Kansa is a 1830 paint by Unknown, a Romanticism work, depicting Kalighat, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows three men in bright, flat colors. The man on the left has a pale face and wears a green skirt with red sashes. The middle figure is blue-skinned, holding a red ball and a green disc. The man on the right sits on a low seat, dressed in gray and purple, with one hand raised as if adjusting something in his hair. Notice how the blue figure’s skin stands out sharply against the others. This style comes from a specific kind of Indian painting called *kalighat*. Look up kalighat to see more examples of this bold, colorful tradition.
The painting depicts Krishna and Balarama attacking the demon Kansa, rendered in opaque watercolour on paper around 1830.
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