Krishna
1850
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Krishna is a 1850 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting depicts a blue-skinned figure with long black hair, dressed in a red and yellow outfit, standing on the head of a snake. The figure has their right arm raised, and their left arm is bent at the elbow, with their hand near their chest. Two women, each with long dark hair and dressed in red and blue outfits, stand on either side of the figure, with their hands clasped together in front of them. The background of the painting is a light beige color, with some darker spots visible. The overall style of the painting appears to be a mix of realistic and impressionistic elements. This painting is reminiscent of the works found in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting depicts the wives of Kaliya appealing to Krishna for his life, rendered in opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper around 1850. It was part of an album of 196 works, including prints, paintings, and drawings, collected by J Lockwood Kipling between 1865 and 1893, primarily featuring lithographs from bazaars and fairs in Upper India and Bengal. The album was later donated to the museum by his son, Rudyard Kipling, in 1917.
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