Krishna Rajagopalaswamy, king of the cowherds
late 18th century
Medium
Opaque watercolor and hand-colored silver on paper
Dimensions
Image: 10 9/16 × 7 1/2 in. (26.8 × 19 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture
South India, Andhra Pradesh, Tirupati
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2022
Accession Number
2022.305
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Tirupati School, South India
**Tirupati School, South India** emerged as a distinctive regional tradition of devotional painting centered in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. Active primarily from the 13th century through the late 1800s, the school specialized in images of Lord Balaji (Venkateswara), the form of Vishnu revered at the famous hilltop temple. Artists working in this tradition produced portable devotional works that capt...