Ambadas

Krishna Dancing on a Snake, 1968

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Here Ambadas (Ambadas Uttamrao Khobragade) depicts the story of Krishna, a Hindu deity identifed by his blue color, assuming the weight of the world as he stomps angrily on Kaliya, a powerful, poisonous water-serpent deity who had pulled Krishna into a river and tried to kill him. But after Kaliya and his wives began to worship Krishna, he released the snake and pardoned him.

Medium Watercolor on paper
Dimensions 7 3 ⁄8 × 7 1⁄2 in.
Donor Gift of Abby Weed Grey
Credit Line Grey Art Gallery, New York University Art Collection (c) Estate of Ambadas
Object ID G1983.13

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Collection Years: 1968