Krishna, Narada and Jasoda
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Krishna, Narada and Jasoda is a 1885 paint by Unknown, a Patna School of Painting work, depicting Kalighat, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a woman holding baby Krishna. Two figures in the background look on—one playing a stringed instrument, the other frowning. The baby’s blue skin stands out against warm colors. The artist used fine lines to show skin folds and jewelry. The woman’s sari has a subtle gold pattern. These details make the scene feel alive and close. This style is often seen at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The artwork depicts Krishna being weighed by the sage Narada while Jasoda observes the scene. Rendered in opaque watercolour on paper, it was acquired by the museum from Miss M. Steele in 1950. The painting is part of a series that had been inherited from her mother, a Sanskrit scholar at Cambridge in 1894, and may have been collected in India by the artist's grandmother.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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