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Worship of the Infant Krishna, from a Kalighat album

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

Medium
Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper
Measurements
Secondary Support: 36 x 29.1 cm (14 3/16 x 11 7/16 in.); Painting only: 29 x 25 cm (11 7/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 2003.128
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A vertically oriented gum tempera painting depicts five women with large, expressive eyes surrounding a blue-skinned infant reclining on a red bed. To our left, a blue-skinned child sits on a yellow stool. The women wear vibrant saris; one lifts a patterned red cloth while others crouch or stand centrally. These figures with ornate jewelry emerge from a muted green background, all enclosed within a thick black border.

Worship of the Infant Krishna, from a Kalighat album

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

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