Unknown artist
Krishna Vishvarupa
ca. 1740
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- 19.8 × 11.7 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-127697
The Bhagavad Gita (200 BCE-300 CE) is one of Hinduism's most sacred texts, and Krishna's manifestation as the cosmos is its profound core. The text presents a spectrum of doctrines and practices within a framework of personal devotion (bhakti) to Krishna. The eleventh chapter describes Krishna in his infinite cosmic form, vishvarupa, which encompasses all of time and "the whole world, moving and …
Provenance
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the National Museum of Asian Art
Registry history
- ca. 1740 — Recorded in the collection of National Museum of Asian Art
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