Bhima Slays Jarasandha: Page from a Bhagavata Purana Manuscript
The image depicts a manuscript page with two horizontal panels. The top panel shows a man on a horse wearing a yellow dhoti and hat. A man to the right wears a blue and green outfit. A man to the left sits on a throne-like chair wearing a yellow dhoti with a patterned cloth over it. The bottom panel depicts a man with blue skin wearing a white dhoti hitting a man wearing a patterned cloth with a club-like object. A man on the right wears a blue and white dhoti and a man on the left wears a yellow dhoti. A green bush sits on the left. The background of both panels is red. A green panel sits on the top-left. The top of the image has a tan background with black text written on it. The edges of the page are rough and torn.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1540
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
- Culture
- Northern India, Delhi or Agra region
- Dimensions
- 600 × 444 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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