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Krishna Under a Canopy

c. 1680

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Raghogarh

Medium
Gum tempera and gold on paper
Measurements
Page: 26.7 x 17.8 cm (10 1/2 x 7 in.); Miniature: 22.9 x 14 cm (9 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.184
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Krishna holds a scepter, or mace, which is one of the weapons of the god Vishnu, of whom he is an incarnation.

Description

This tranquil, languid scene on a white marble, carpeted terrace depicts the god Krishna in the place of an earthly prince. A female attendant at the left fans him, while he and another lady each hold a rose. The open doorway in the background with the rolled-up curtain above suggests the intimacy of an imminent encounter inside.
A vertically oriented tempera painting depicts Krishna, a god with blue skin, a gold crown, and yellow wrap, seated on a patterned terrace. A woman with light skin stands to our left holding a golden fan, while another sits to our right offering him flowers. They gather beneath an orange canopy before a white domed building. Green trees and a blue sky fill the background, enclosed by a thick red border.

Krishna Under a Canopy

c. 1680

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Raghogarh

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