The firecracker

The young princess is seated on a golden chauki and is holding in one hand an ornate golden huqqa decorated with flowers, and in the other a firecracker.

The five attendants

Behind the princess stand her five attendants, holding a surahi, a morchal, candles, a fly whisk, a wine tray, and a pandan.

The pandan

Close to the princess is a pandan (container) for keeping betel leaves, a thali (tray) with some fruit or food items, and two gold surahi’s (long necked flasks) filled with wine or water.

The jewelry

Shown in profile, the princess wears a gold ghagra skirt and is accessorized with jewelry made of pearls.

The smoke

The smoke from the sparkles of the firecracker has been painting by the artist to disappear into the air.

The terrace

The white terrace building of the palace has intricate wall paintings, depicting trays of vases filled with flowers.

Abstract shapes

In contrast to the soft, biomorphic shapes in many of Krasner's earlier paintings, a number of hard-edged abstract forms can be found in this later work.

Brimming with color

The work is filled with three main colors – kelly green, carmine red, and a fuchsia pink.

Geometric forms

The geometric forms used in Krasner's ‘Primary Series’ can be seen in this work, described by the art historian Cindy Nemser as ‘expansive yet contained … stately [and] slow-moving’.

Cracks and scratches

If you get right up close to 'Palingenesis', you can start to see the cracks and scratches in the paint.