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Krishna with Two Attendants

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white drawing of Krishna with Two Attendants. The drawing is divided into the people on the bottom and a roof with Hindi writing on the top. There are 3 people in traditional Indian clothing. A man in the center wears a dhoti and a decorative headpiece. The man holds an object in one hand and burns something in the other. He stands next to a square box with sticks inside on fire. On either side of him are women. The woman on the left wears a sari with black dots on it, with her hair covered and a tray with an object on it in her hands. The woman on the right wears a sari and a head covering with her hands crossed. The roof overhead consists of a triangle on top of a rectangle. The background of the roof is beige. The decoration on the roof and walls are a rectangle with curved sides and lines.

Artwork Details

Date
late 19th–early 20th century
Medium
Color and gold on paper
Culture
India
Dimensions
429 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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