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Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana Manuscript (Life of Krishna)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts the title "Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana Manuscript" by an unknown artist. The scene shows a large building with many people on a platform and on boats. The building has multiple levels and is white and pink with many windows and towers. The platform is white and red and extends out over the water. Many people are standing on the platform and on boats in the water. The boats are brown with people wearing various colors including yellow, pink, and white. The water is blue and there is a tree on the right side. The background is a blue sky. The border around the image is orange with some black text at the bottom. A color palette is in the bottom right corner. The image has a black background.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1775
Medium
Ink and color on paper
Culture
Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
Dimensions
599 × 410 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette

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