Krishna Slaying a Fourteen-Armed Demon
Artist/Culture
Rajasthani Rajput
Date1800-1850
Mediumwatercolor on paper
Dimensions26.5 x 19.4 cm (10 7/16 x 7 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsNon-Western Miniatures
Credit LineGift of Boris Kirski
Object number1959.40
Label TextKrishna, the blue god, is an incarnation of Vishnu, one of the gods of the Hindu trinity. Ideal child, lover, and hero, Krishna siezed the imagination of the people who saw him as the model of masculine behavior. His life was a favorite theme in every school and period.ProvenanceBoris Kirski, Boston MAOn View
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