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Painting of Krishna as Shri Nathji: a dark-faced standing figure in gold jewelry and yellow garments against a blue background with a gold-patterned border.

Krishna in the Form of Shri Nathji

A devotional painting in opaque watercolor and gold on paper shows Krishna in the form of Shri Nathji, a dark-faced standing figure with large eyes and a tall headdress. Layers of pearl necklaces and gold jewelry cover the body, while yellow garments flare against a deep blue background framed by a gold-patterned red border.

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. 1840
Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2735 × 3767 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1850).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, by exchange, 2005

Español: Krishna en la forma de Shri Nathji, hacia 1840

Una pintura devocional en acuarela opaca y oro sobre papel muestra a Krishna en la forma de Shri Nathji, una figura de rostro oscuro, de pie, con ojos grandes y un alto tocado. Capas de collares de perlas y joyas doradas cubren el cuerpo, mientras telas amarillas se abren contra un fondo azul profundo enmarcado por un borde rojo con motivos dorados.

Português: Krishna na forma de Shri Nathji, por volta de 1840

Uma pintura devocional em aquarela opaca e ouro sobre papel mostra Krishna na forma de Shri Nathji, uma figura de rosto escuro, em pé, com olhos grandes e um alto toucado. Camadas de colares de pérolas e joias douradas cobrem o corpo, enquanto tecidos amarelos se abrem contra um fundo azul profundo emoldurado por uma borda vermelha com padrões dourados.

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