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Blue-skinned Krishna playing a flute under a tree among women in saris, cows and a river with village buildings in the background.

Krishna playing the flute to cowgirls. Chromolithograph, 1882.

A blue-skinned figure in a crown and yellow dhoti plays a flute beneath a large tree beside a calm river. Surrounding him, several women in saris stand on grassy ground, with cows nearby and a village with white buildings across the water. The colours are bright and the scene is arranged in a flat, decorative manner typical of chromolithographic prints.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1882
Medium
Chromolithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3172 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1882.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Krishna tocando la flauta para las pastoras

Una figura de piel azul, con corona y dhoti amarillo, toca la flauta bajo un gran árbol junto a un río tranquilo. A su alrededor, varias mujeres con saris están de pie sobre la hierba, con vacas cerca y un pueblo de edificios blancos al otro lado del agua. Los colores son vivos y la escena se organiza de forma plana y decorativa, propia de las cromolitografías.

Português: Krishna tocando flauta para as pastoras

Uma figura de pele azul, com coroa e dhoti amarelo, toca flauta sob uma grande árvore à beira de um rio calmo. Ao redor, várias mulheres de sári estão em pé sobre a grama, com vacas por perto e uma aldeia de edifícios brancos do outro lado da água. As cores são vivas e a cena é organizada de modo plano e decorativo, típico das cromolitografias.

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