Yasoda and Krishna
1890
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1890
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Yasoda and Krishna is a 1890 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, depicting Kalighat, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a woman in a bright yellow sari holding a small child on her lap. Behind her, a blue-skinned figure with a dark face and peacock feather crown leans in, reaching toward the woman’s hand. The woman’s face is simple but expressive, with bold outlines and soft shading. The blue figure is likely a deity often seen in Hindu stories. The style mixes flat colors with gentle shadows, giving it a calm, almost storybook feel. Check out the kalighat subject next to see more paintings like this.
Yashoda, the foster mother of Krishna, is shown seated cross-legged on the floor in a painting created in 1890 using watercolour and tin alloy on paper. The work is identified as a Kalighat painting, a style developed in Calcutta during the 19th century by artists from rural Bengal. It was donated to the collection by Ernest H. Hindley of Lightcliffe, with acquisition details recorded in museum records in 2023.
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