Arjuna Maharana
(India died 1993)
- Title
- Krishna and Balarama on horseback meeting a milkmaid
- Other titles:
- Jagannath and Balabhadra on horseback meeting a milkmaid
- Place of origin
-
Puri →
Orissa →
India
- Cultural origin
- Orissan 'patachitra' - a style of folk painting made as pilgrimage souvenirs.
- Year
- late 20th century
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- pigment on 'pati' cloth
- Dimensions
-
61.0 x 92.0cm sight; 65.6 x 97.0 x 3.7cm frame
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased 1996
- Accession number
- 581.1996
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
This painting relates to the cult of the deity Jagannatha, who is a form of the god Krishna here seen riding on the white horse. Balarama is identified with Balabhadra, Jagannatha’s brother.
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, 2010
