Javascript must be enabled to continue!

Krishna and Balarama Seated Beneath an Awning (painting, recto), from a Bhagavata Purana series

The painting depicts the blue-skinned Hindu god Krishna seated on an enclosed outdoor terrace under an awning. He faces his elder half-brother, Balarama, identified by the caption above his head. Both are crowned and rest against large fabric bolsters. On either side of the awning is a male attendant carrying a fly-whisk made of peacock feathers. This folio most likely belonged to a Bhagavata Purana series produced in the Pahari region of Northern India. Other folios from the same Bhagavata Purana series in the Harvard Art Museum’s collection are objects 2001.335, 2001.336, 2001.337. Rajput, Pahari.

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of John Kenneth Galbraith

c. 1820 19th century 1815 1825

Indian

Title: Krishna and Balarama Seated Beneath an Awning (painting, recto), from a Bhagavata Purana series

Description:

The painting depicts the blue-skinned Hindu god Krishna seated on an enclosed outdoor terrace under an awning.

He faces his elder half-brother, Balarama, identified by the caption above his head.

Both are crowned and rest against large fabric bolsters.

On either side of the awning is a male attendant carrying a fly-whisk made of peacock feathers.

This folio most likely belonged to a Bhagavata Purana series produced in the Pahari region of Northern India.

Other folios from the same Bhagavata Purana series in the Harvard Art Museum’s collection are objects 2001.

335, 2001.

336, 2001.

337.

Rajput, Pahari.

Back

"Here is portrayed three Moods of the Sky and the effects on the Fish and Animals. Sharks and Turtles come to the Surface when it is Raining. Wallabies and Kangaroos are out feedin...

Sketchbook

Sketchbook with black-leather-covered cardboard covers. Sewn page block; pages of off-white wove paper, each 27.2 x 20.8 cm. Drawings made in graphite and in vertical orientation...

Krishna Subdues the Serpent King Kaliya (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

The folio depicts the blue-skinned Hindu god Krishna’s subjugation of the Serpent King Kaliya in the waters of the river Yamuna. The artist depicts Krishna three times to illustrat...

Indra Pays Homage to Krishna (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Based on chapter twenty-seven of the tenth book of the Bhagavata Purana, this folio depicts Indra, the king of the gods, paying homage to Krishna. The blue-skinned Krishna towers o...

Kamsa Sending Akrura to Fetch Krishna to Mathura (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

The painting depicts Kamsa, the blue-skinned Hindu god Krishna’s uncle, requesting Akrura (literally, one who is not cruel) to fetch his nephew, Krishna and his elder half-brother ...

Jarasandha’s siege of Mathura (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

At the center of the folio is a walled fortress, which serves as our vantage point for the circular chaos below. Along with the four women on the terrace, we watch the battle unfol...

Krishna Sporting with the Cowherds (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

This folio depicts young Krishna and Balarama engaging in playful activities in Vrindavan. The blue-skinned Hindu god Krishna, his elder half-brother Balarama, and the cowherds acc...

Krishna and Balarama play with the Cowherds (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

In this painting, the blue-skinned Hindu god Krishna and his elder half-brother Balarama, along with the cowherds of Vrindavan, play various games, including tag and blind man's bl...

Email:
Password:

Email:

Krishna and Balarama Seated Beneath an Awning (painting, recto), from a Bhagavata Purana series

Related Results