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Akrura Informs Nanda and Yashoda: Page From a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a page from an ancient manuscript. The page is rectangular and has a light-brown color with darker brown spots and edges. The left side of the page contains text written in a non-Latin script, likely Devanagari, in black and red ink. The text is arranged in lines, with some lines in black and others in red. On the right side of the page, there is an illustration depicting three people. The person on the left wears a pink garment and a white head covering. The person in the middle wears a pink garment and a white head covering and sits on the right side of a low table with a yellow top. The person on the right wears a red garment and a pink head covering. The background of the illustration is blue, and there is a brown border around it. The number "126" is written in black ink at the bottom right corner of the page.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1630–50
Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Culture
India (Rajasthan, Mewar)
Dimensions
599 × 315 px
Public Domain
Yes
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