Krishna and Yashoda

This reverse glass painting shows a bejewelled infant Krishna being nursed by his foster mother Yashoda, who is also gorgeously robed and jewelled. Krishna’s hair is tied in a topknot and adorned with jewels and a peacock feather. The rendering of Balakrishna stemming his weight on his mother’s left foot and grabbing her necklace is very realistic.
This image of Krishna embracing Yashoda was probably inspired by reproductions of ‘Madonna and Child.’