Elmar Krop, Passage of yore 2, Mathura, India (2017)

This sculpture depicts a Buddha gracefully standing on a shallow lotus pedestal, the Buddha likely the Buddha Sakyamuni (the Historical Buddha) though possibly the Buddha Dipankara...

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...

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 ...