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Krishna fighting the sons of King Bana, from an Usha-Aniruddha

c. 1840
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Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Medium
Gum tempera and gold on paper
Measurements
Image: 18.2 x 25.5 cm (7 3/16 x 10 1/16 in.); Overall: 19 x 26.5 cm (7 1/2 x 10 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Charles Eisenman 1934.216
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A horizontally oriented tempera and gold painting depicts a battle. On our left, Krishna, a four-armed, dark-skinned figure in yellow, rides a giant green parrot flying toward our right while firing arrows at three light-skinned, crowned men. One sits in a gold chariot pulled by a pink, spotted, multi-headed beast, while others hurl a spear and draw bows. Severed fish and animal heads float among countless arrows against a gray, swirling background.

Krishna fighting the sons of King Bana, from an Usha-Aniruddha

c. 1840

Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

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