Radha and Krishna-Kali
1890
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1890
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Radha and Krishna-Kali is a 1890 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, depicting Kalighat, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a blue-skinned figure with a fierce expression, holding a curved sword and a small pot. They wear a red and yellow striped skirt and a beaded necklace, sitting on a red lotus flower. Below them, a smaller figure kneels, dressed in green and yellow, with a sad or worried face. The bright colors and bold outlines suggest this is from the *kalighat* tradition, a style of Indian religious art. Look up kalighat to see more paintings like this.
The painting depicts Radha worshipping a combined form of Krishna and Kali, rendered in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard from 1890.
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