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Krishna Dancing with Two Attendant Female Musicians

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white illustration of three people. The central figure is a man with dark skin. He wears a white cloth wrapped around his waist and a cloth draped over his left shoulder. The man has one leg bent and one extended as if dancing. The man holds a stick in his right hand and a cloth in his left hand. The man has a headband and a circular ornament on his forehead. The man has a bindi on his forehead. The woman on the left has dark hair pulled back. The woman on the left wears a sari with a dark top and a light skirt with dark spots. The woman on the right has dark hair pulled back. The woman on the right wears a light top and a long light skirt with dark spots. The woman on the right holds a stick with a round object on the end. There is a tree on the left. There are clouds in the sky. There is text in a foreign language at the top. The image is framed in black with a thin white line. The image is titled Krishna Dancing with Two Attendant Female Musicians.

Artwork Details

Date
late 19th–early 20th century
Medium
Colors and gold on paper
Culture
India
Dimensions
435 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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