

Worship of the Infant Krishna, from a Kalighat album
Worship of the Infant Krishna, from a Kalighat album. The painting depicts a scene with a dark blue baby lying on a red and yellow bed. The baby is surrounded by several women. One woman sits on the left side of the bed, wearing a yellow garment and an orange shawl. Another woman sits on the right side of the bed wearing a red garment. A woman in a red garment stands behind the bed. On the right side, a woman in a red shawl and dark red garment touches the bed. A small girl in a green garment crouches beside her. The background of the painting is gray with a black border around the scene and a beige border around that.
Artwork Details
- Dimensions
- 736 × 900 px
- Museum Record
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