Arjuna in disguise a dancing teacher wooing Subhadra. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

  • Ravi Varma, 1848-1906.
Reference:
26652i
  • Pictures
  • Online

Selected images from this work

View 1 image

About this work

Description

Subhadrā is the sister of Krishna and Balarāma with whom she makes up the Jagannātha, and also the second wife of Arjuna. She was due to marry Duryodhana, but Arjuna carried her off at Krishna's suggestion and Balarāma eventually blessed their union

Publication/Creation

Bombay : Anant Shivaji Desai Motibazar (Karla Lonavla : Ravi Varma Press)

Physical description

1 print : oleograph

Lettering

Arjun - Subhadra. Registered no. 9. Ravi Varma. Lettering also in Devanagari script

Reference

Wellcome Collection 26652i

Type/Technique

Languages

Where to find it

  • LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores

Permanent link