Painting

Description

Painting, gouache on paper, depicting the demoness Putana approaching baby Krishna in his cot, and Krishna sucking the life from the defeated demoness's breasts watched by five attendants, from the Bhagavata Purana, with an inscription on the reverse: Asia, South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Pahari, late 18th century

Museum reference

A.1960.104

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Painting, Bhagavata Purana

Production information

Pahari, Rajasthan, India, South Asia

Date

Late 18th century

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Physical description

Gouache on paper, with a protective cover sheet with 'P.23' handwritten in one corner and red border. On the reverse of the painting there is an inscription in black and red ink, Sanskrit text in nagri characters.

Associations

Depicted: Krishna
Depicted: Putana
Previous owner: Smith, F.K., Mrs, 1960 (fl.)
Bhagavata Purana

References

Krishna the divine lover, Lausanne, 1982, pp. 33 - 34, fig. 23 for related miniature