Krishna fluting in the forest

Unknown (Indian)

Item type:

drawing

Date of creation:

ca. 1720-1740

Height:

29.4 cm  (11 9/16 in.)

Width:

22.0 cm  (8 11/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Place of creation:

Jaipur (Rājasthān, Bhārat)

School:

Rajput

Description

Description from museum website:
In the center of this painting, Krishna, the eighth avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu who is worshipped as a deity in his own right, stands on the bank of a river filled with water lilies. Fluting [possibly playing a bansuri (basuri)], he faces leftward toward the sun, surrounded by trees and flowers. The painting may represent verses in the Bhagavat Purana, when Krishna summons the gopis (milkmaids). Rajput style, Jaipur school.

Iconclass

12H13(KRISHNA)5
non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Krishna

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Transverse flute [4093] (possibly a bansuri (basuri))

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5718