KRISHNA AND BALARAM’S ESCAPE TO GOKUL

THIS TRADITIONAL INDIAN PAINTING DEPICTS A FAMOUS SCENE FROM THE BHAGAVATA PURANA, SHOWING VASUDEVA CARRYING INFANT KRISHNA AND DEVAKI, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY A PARALLEL SCENE WHERE A WOMAN CARRIES INFANT BALARAMA (OR A SUBSTITUTE CHILD). THE TWO CHARIOTS, DRIVEN BY OXEN, REPRESENT THE SECRET ESCAPE AND INFANT EXCHANGE TO PROTECT KRISHNA FROM KAMSA’S WRATH.THE UPPER HALF LIKELY SHOWS VASUDEVA WITH DEVAKI AND INFANT KRISHNA, ESCAPING FROM MATHURA.THE LOWER HALF POSSIBLY ILLUSTRATES THE DELIVERY OF KRISHNA TO YASHODA IN GOKUL, OR THE TRANSPORT OF ANOTHER INFANT TO REPLACE HIM.THE PAINTING USES NATURAL PIGMENTS AND A FOLK STYLE ASSOCIATED WITH RAJASTHANI OR PAHARI MINIATURE ART, CAPTURING MYTHOLOGICAL THEMES IN A VIBRANT, STORYBOOK-LIKE MANNER

THIS EXCLUSIVE FINE ART COLLECTIBLE REPRESENTS A CURATED SELECTION SPANNING 18TH CENTURY ART, 19TH CENTURY ART, 20TH CENTURY ART, AND CONTEMPORARY 21ST CENTURY ART. EACH PIECE REFLECTS HERITAGE AND MODERN INFLUENCES, FROM WATERCOLOR PAINTING, OIL ON CANVAS, ACRYLIC, AND MIXED MEDIA TO INDIAN PAINTING, ASIAN ART, AND CULTURAL ART COLLECTABLES. PERFECT FOR LUXURY HOME INTERIORS, GALLERIES, AND AUCTION HOUSES, THESE ORIGINAL WORKS STAND AS RARE, INVESTMENT-QUALITY ART FOR COLLECTORS AND DESIGN ENTHUSIASTS.