Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu)

The image depicts a page from an ancient manuscript. The page is rectangular and has a light-brown color with darker brown edges. The majority of the left side and a small section at the bottom contain black text written in a non-Latin script, likely Devanagari. A smaller section at the bottom contains red text. On the right side, there is an illustration of a group of people. The illustration shows a man with dark skin wearing a yellow dhoti and a blue shawl standing on a raised platform; he is surrounded by eight people with various skin tones wearing traditional Indian clothing. The background of the illustration is red and there is a black line border around it. The overall appearance suggests an aged, hand-illustrated manuscript page.

Artwork Details

Date: ca. 1630–50
Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan, possibly Mewar)
Dimensions: 599 × 326 px
Public Domain: Yes
Museum Record: View original

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Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu)

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