Title:
Untitled, Krishna kills an enemy
Creator/Contributor:
unknown, India
Date:
early 17 century A.D.
Identifier:
1998.42.214
Format:
Painting
ink, gouache, and gold on paper
India, Popular Mughal
h 6 -1/2 x w 10 -11/16
Description:
To the left, Krishna drawing a bow stands before a large golden bird (Garuda?). Balarama and another figure with a bow stand
above Krishna and the bird. To the right a chariot with a horse dead in its traces and two dead bodies in he center and one
with a severed head to the far right. In the middle a dying crowned demon who has had most of his many arms shot off by Krishna
still raises his last one in defiance.