Krishna and Balarama Seated Beneath an Awning (painting, recto), from a Bhagavata Purana series
c. 1820
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.
Dimensions
21.3 x 28.6 cm (8 3/8 x 11 1/4 in.)
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