Title
Krishna and Balarama on horseback meeting a milkmaid
late 20th century
Artist
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Details
- Other Title
- Kanchi Kaveri Kanchi Vijaya Jagannath and Balabhadra on horseback meeting a milkmaid
- Place where the work was made
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Puri
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Orissa
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India
- Cultural origin
- Orissan 'patachitra' - a style of folk painting made as pilgrimage souvenirs.
- Date
- late 20th century
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- pigment on 'pati' cloth
- Dimensions
- 61.0 x 92.0 cm sight; 65.6 x 97.0 x 3.7 cm frame
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased 1996
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 581.1996
- Copyright
- © Estate of Arjuna Maharana
- Artist information
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Arjuna Maharana
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About
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
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Places
Where the work was made
Puri