Krishna with an Ascetic

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Artist: Unknown artist
Date: ca.1850
Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions: 11 1/2 x 6 7/16 in. (29.2 x 16.4 cm)
Origin: India (Maharashtra, Marathi)
Department: Asian Art
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette: Saffron Fiber · Yellow family · #D3A43F · 26%

Venetian Dust · Red family · #9F4B52 · 18%

Lead Type · Gray family · #8D806F · 17%

Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #E5D3BA · 13%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #D1BEA8 · 9%

Roman Brick Earth · Brown family · #6B433B · 6%

Faded Gilt · Yellow family · #B49A6B · 4%

Amber Varnish · Orange family · #B47C3B · 3%

Granite Face · Gray family · #686976 · 1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #9C6642 · 1%

Lead Type · Gray family · #728281 · <1%

Clay Tablet · Brown family · #806563 · <1%

Peach Bole · Orange family · #DB784C · <1%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #40443E · <1%

Lead Type · Gray family · #79806F · <1%

Sage Plaster · Green family · #8D9868 · <1%

Sage Plaster · Green family · #D6DFBA · <1%

Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #F6CC71 · <1%

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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Findlay Gift, 1979

12 tags

Deities and Holy Figures Metadata · 99%

Krishna is identified in the title and subject metadata, supporting a tag for a deity or holy figure.
Mythology and Religion Metadata · 98%

The catalog lists Hinduism as a subject and identifies Krishna, placing the image within a religious and mythological context.
Flora Both · 99%

Flowers are listed among the museum's subjects, and repeated blossoms and curling foliage visibly form the border.

Patterns Visual · 99%

Repeated floral motifs and curling foliage are arranged continuously around the central narrative panel.
Dense Composition Visual · 97%

The image contains numerous closely grouped figures, architectural elements, gestures, and ornamental details within a compact frame.
Bright and Vivid Colors Visual · 93%

The ocher-yellow border and deep red field are accented by strongly colored red and blue flowers and selective cream and green passages.
Flatness Visual · 92%

The figures and pavilion are rendered with limited modeling and shallow spatial depth, emphasizing contour and frontal arrangement.

Painting Both · 99%

The museum classifies the work as a painting, and the image visibly shows painted color fields and inked contours on a paper sheet.
Work on Paper Both · 99%

The catalog specifies paper as the support, which is clearly visible around and beneath the painted image.
Watercolor Metadata · 99%

The museum identifies the medium as opaque watercolor; the image shows opaque red, yellow, blue, cream, and muted green passages.

19th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The museum dates the work to circa 1850, within the nineteenth century.

Indian Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog identifies the place of origin as India, specifically Maharashtra in the Marathi region.

Unknown artist. Krishna with an Ascetic. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.