Vasudeva and Devaki
1520
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1520
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Vasudeva and Devaki is a 1520 paint by Unknown, a Indian Miniature work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows Vasudeva and Devaki standing before a Vedic priest at their wedding. The priest performs a ritual over a small fire between them. The colors are bold, almost flat, with reds and greens in big blocks. This comes from a Krishna story. The manuscript had about 300 pages, but most are lost. Few early Indian miniatures survive, so this one is rare. See the original at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting, rendered in opaque watercolor on paper, illustrates a scene from a dispersed Bhagavata Purana manuscript, depicting the marriage ceremony of Vasudeva and Devaki, Krishna’s parents. The groom, Vasudeva, wears a high white head-dress, while Devaki is adorned in a dark pink sari with diamond patterns and black wrist ornaments; a Vedic priest conducts the rites over a sacrificial fire, pouring ghee from a long-handled spoon. Female attendants in patterned saris stand to the left, and on the right, figures including Ugrasena and Kamsa are seated, accompanied by attendants.…
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