Krishna
The youthful Krishna plays his flute, beguiling the milkmaids of Brindavan, his hometown. Radha, his favorite, is represented in a companion sculpture (F.173). Both sculptures would have been dressed in clothing and jewelry as part of their worship, probably in a domestic shrine.
Images (2)
Sculpture
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id
5009
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contentType
sculpture
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Rudolph Antiquities/Arnold Lieberman, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, April 1974, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2021, by gift.
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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
2
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source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/ARG_F.153_Fnt_UK.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/ARG_F.153_Fnt_UK.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/ARG_F.153_Fnt_UK.jpg |
| imageCount | 2 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.3126 |
Terms
Medium
gilded bronze
Relations
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