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Krishna and the Golden City of Dwarka, from the Harivamsha (Geneology of Vishnu)  wikidata:Q18687853 reasonator:Q18687853
Artist
designer:
creator_role QS:P,Q5322166
Kesu Kalan  (1551–1600) wikidata:Q18575656
 
Alternative names
Kêsavadâs; Kesu; Kesu Kalân; Kesu Das; Keshava Kalan
Description painter
Date of birth/death 1551 Edit this at Wikidata 1600 Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1570 Edit this at Wikidata–1602 Edit this at Wikidata
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painter:
creator_role QS:P,Q1028181
Miskina  (fl. circa –1604)  wikidata:Q59298767
 
Alternative names
Miskin; Mîskin
Description painter
Work period
Deutsch: 2. Hälfte 16. Jh.
English: 2nd half of 16th century
فارسی: نیمه دوم قرن شانزدهم میلادی
Work location
India Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q59298767
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Author
Miskin
Title
Krishna and the Golden City of Dwarka, from the Harivamsha (Geneology of Vishnu) Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"Krishna and the Golden City of Dwarka, from the Harivamsha (Geneology of Vishnu) Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"Krishna and the Golden City of Dwarka, from the Harivamsha (Geneology of Vishnu) Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Lpl,"Kryszna i Złote Miasto Dwarka, z Harivamsy (Genealogii Wisznu)"
Object type painting / watercolor painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre Mughal painting Edit this at Wikidata
Description

The Lord Krishna in the Golden City from the Harivamsha (Geneology of Vishnu).

Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper. H: 34.9 cm; W: 23.2 cm;

India.

The painting represents the mythical city of Dwarka, where the blue-skinned Krishna, an incarnation of the Hindu God Vishnu, is enthroned on a golden palace and surrounded by his kinsmen. A pastoral scene in the foreground evokes a familiar village setting and a sense that the gods are present in everyday life.

This manuscript was painted for the Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 1556–1605) who was quite interested in other religions. Akbar had translations made of major Hindu texts, including the Sanskrit epic the Mahabharata (Great Story of the Bharatas), known in its Persian translation as Razmnama (Book of Wars). This page is from a section appended to the Razmnama known as the Harivamsa (Genealogy of Vishnu), which narrates of the life of Krishna.
Depicted people Krishna Edit this at Wikidata
Date circa 1585
date QS:P571,+1585-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
, Mughal dynasty, Reign of Emperor Akbar
Medium gold, watercolor paint and ink on paper Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 34.9 cm (13.7 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 23.2 cm (9.1 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+34.90U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+23.20U174728
institution QS:P195,Q1075126
Accession number
F1954.6 (Freer Gallery of Art) Edit this at Wikidata
References
Source/Photographer Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art - Krishna and the Golden City of Dwarka
Other versions
The Lord Krishna in the Golden City ‎(2,421 × 3,600 pixels, file size: 5.25 MB)
The Lord Krishna in the Golden City ‎(2,421 × 3,600 pixels, file size: 6.59 MB)

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