A Tanjore painting depicting a fair and portly Lord Krishna. From the twin embraces of His wives, Rukmini and Satybhama, He gazes ahead with an expression of perfect happiness and wisdom. He is in a dhoti of peeta (amber) silk and all the jewellery on His person is made with inlaid bits of pure gold, which in turn is embedded with red and green glass beads.
Clad in green and crimson silks, the wives of Krishna convey a sense of bliss and plenitude. Their cholis are of 24K gold, and so are the ample ornaments on their respective persons. They stand on either side of their lord and master with an ankle crossed delicately around the other, much like the singular stance of the tribhanga murari (another iconography of Krishna). The Lord cradles the bosom of His two wives in each hand, a gesture of conjugal love and possession.
The jet black wood of the frame contrasts sharply with the gesso-and-metallic colour palette of this Tanjore painting. A traditional temple entrance frames the three deities at the centre. The same is studded with glass beads that resemble emeralds and rubies. The bright vermillion carpet and the richly coloured silks of the deities’ attires add to the aesthetics of the composition.
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