Lord Jaganatha with his brother Balarama and sister Subhadra / India, Orissa
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- Accession Number
- 2002/2.192
- Title
- Lord Jaganatha with his brother Balarama and sister Subhadra
- Artist
- India, Orissa
- Artist Nationality
- Indian
- Medium and Support
- ink and opaque watercolor on cotton
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1969
- Dimensions
- 30.8 cm x 51 cm (12 1/8 in. x 20 1/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Physical Description
- This image has three large figures sitting in a row. The two slightly larger figures (one with a white face; left and the other with a black face; right) flank a smaller yellow faced figure. Painted in a distinct blue-background strip beneath these large figures are several smaller figures. Next to three of these figures are trays holding food.
- Subject Matter
- It is said that five thousand years ago, Lord Krishna, with His elder brother Balarama and Balarama's younger sister Subhadra, once visited Kuruksetra (an area in Northern India) by chariot.
- Two thousand years after their visit, King Indradyumna decided to build the temple of Jagannatha in Orissa at Puri. For the temple he wanted a picture commemorating the journey of Krishna, Subhadra, and Balarama to Kuruksetra via chariot. Legend is that the artist was unable to finish the work and that is why they are depicted without distinguishable arms and legs. Still, this original image has since been used as a template for all other works of the Ratnabedi triad.
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3603 x 2164
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2002/2.192
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"Lord Jaganatha with his brother Balarama and sister Subhadra; India, Orissa." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2002-sl-2.192/2002_2_192.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 02, 2024.
