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Blue-skinned Krishna in gold jewelry and red dhoti dances on a pink lotus above green water, painted in gouache on a pale background.

Lord Krishna, a blue skinned Hindu deity dancing on a lotus. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.

A blue-skinned deity in gold jewelry, a red dhoti, and a flowing striped sash dances on one foot above a pink lotus blossom set in green water. He wears a crown with a peacock feather and a garland of pearls. The painting is rendered in opaque gouache on a pale, slightly mottled ground.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2858 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
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 danzando sobre un loto, gouache sobre mica

Una deidad de piel azul, con joyas doradas, dhoti rojo y una banda rayada ondulante, baila sobre un pie encima de una flor de loto rosa en aguas verdes. Lleva una corona con una pluma de pavo real y un collar de perlas. La pintura está hecha con gouache opaco sobre un fondo pálido y ligeramente manchado.

Português: Krishna dançando sobre um lótus, guache sobre mica

Uma divindade de pele azul, com joias douradas, dhoti vermelho e uma faixa listrada esvoaçante, dança apoiada em um pé sobre uma flor de lótus rosa em águas verdes. Usa uma coroa com pena de pavão e um colar de pérolas. A pintura é feita com guache opaco sobre um fundo claro e levemente manchado.

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