The Cosmic Form of Krishna, c. 1750-1775, 10 7/8 × 7 7/8 in. ( × 20 cm) (image)25 1/2 × 21 3/4 × 1 in. ( × × cm) (outer frame), Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper, India, 18th century, The striking imagery of this painting was inspired by the Bhagavata Gita (200 BCE-300 CE), a foundational text in Hinduism that lays out key moral doctrines and emphasizes personal devotion (bhakti) to God. Here, the artist illustrates a pivotal conversation between the epic hero, Arjuna (identified by inscription in the bottom left) and Krishna

---

Size: 4882px × 6554px
Location:
Photo credit: © Penta Springs / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1750-1775, 18th, 200, arjuna, artist, bce-300, bhagavata, bhakti, bottom, ce, century, conversation, cosmic, devotion, doctrines, emphasizes, epic, form, foundational, frame, gita, god, gold, heightened, hero, hinduism, identified, illustrates, image, imagery, india, inscription, inspired, key, krishna, lays, left, majesty, moral, opaque, order, outer, painting, paper, personal, pivotal, reveal, shapes, sight, special, striking, text, vishnu, vishvarupa, watercolor