Artwork
Balarama
Balarama is a paint painting by the Romanticist artist Unknown. It dates from 1820 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
A painting of Balarama, a figure in Hindu mythology, created in South India around 1820 as part of a series of 100 depictions of Hindu deities.
Subject & Meaning
Balarama is typically regarded as Krishna's elder brother and, in some traditions, as Vishnu's seventh incarnation. He is associated with punishing the cruel, reflecting his role as a powerful figure.
Technique & Style
The painting features Balarama in ornate, predominantly gold and red attire, adorned with patterns and jewels, and wearing a decorated crown. He holds a pink lotus flower and a curved stick, with a long green fan attached to his back, conveying a sense of calm authority.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
Parasurama Holding an axe and a Lotus Bud
Narasimha, the man-lion, the fourth avatar (incarnation) of Vishnu
Vamana
Rama holding a bow and a crescent tipped arrow
A green-skinned warrior
Virabhadra, the son of Shiva.
Harihara attended by Parvati and Lakshmi
One of five paintings of Hindu deities.
Lakshmi
Krishna and Yasoda with Balarama.