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A folio from Bhagvata Purana

Unknown, Rajasthan School1725/1750

Academy of Fine Arts and Literature

Academy of Fine Arts and Literature
New Delhi, India

The top yellow border within a cartouche carries the verse from the Bhagvata. which is depicted in painting. The scene is of Mathura where the evil king Kansa is giving instructions to Putana to go and kill Krishna the son both to Devaki and Vasudeva but now brought up by Nanda and Yashodha in Gokul. The village life is shown in the background.

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  • Title: A folio from Bhagvata Purana
  • Creator: Unknown, Rajasthan School
  • Date: 1725/1750
  • Location: Mewar
  • Physical Dimensions: Natural pigment on paper, 43 X 22.5 cm
  • Subject Keywords: Rajasthan School
  • Type: Miniature Painting
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