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Pavilion with Krishna paintings

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  • Description

    This formal composition shows the facade of a small palace pavilion, with nine painted scenes of the exploits of the young Krishna. From lower right: Vishnu reclines on the snake Shesha; Brahma bows before Krishna; Krishna suckles to death the demoness Putana; and saves the cowherds from the forest fire. From upper right: he slays the buffalo and horse demons; drags the heavy mortar to which he was tethered; steals the bathing gopis’ clothes; and joins his favourite gopi Radha in the forest.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › India › north-west India › Punjab Hills › Himachal Pradesh › Kangra (place of creation)
    Date
    c. 1800
    Associated people
    probably Sansar Chand, Maharaja of Kangra (ruled 1775 - 1823) (commissioner)
    Material and technique
    gouache on paper
    Dimensions
    frame 35.3 x 40.9 x 1.7 cm (height x width x depth)
    painting 20.5 x 27.5 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › paper
    Technique index
    decorated › painted,
    painted,
    covered › coated › painted,
    marked › painted
    Object type index
    visual representation › painting
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Lent by Howard Hodgkin.
    Accession no.
    LI118.5

  • Further reading

    Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2nd February-22nd April 2012, Visions of Mughal India: The Collection of Howard Hodgkin, Andrew Topsfield, ed. (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2012), no. 75 on p. 176, illus. p. 177

Glossary

Vishnu

  • Vishnu

    Vishnu is, with Shiva, one of the two most important gods in later Hinduism. He is regarded as sustainer of the universe and maintainer of order. Assuming various forms (avatars), he restores the balance of good and evil in the world.

Past Exhibition

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Location

    • Returned to lender

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