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The Gopis Plead with Krishna to Return Their Clothing, Page from a Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu) series

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a scene with a blue-skinned man standing on one leg on a tree stump in the middle of a body of water. He wears a green top, yellow dhoti, and a necklace. A cloth is draped over his left arm. He faces a group of women on the right side, who are standing in the water with their hands raised. The women wear necklaces and have black hair. The water around them has wavy lines. In the background, there are plants, a tree with green leaves behind the blue-skinned man, and a yellow ground. The sky is blue with clouds. The painting has a brown border around it.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1610
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Culture
India (Rajasthan, Bikaner)
Dimensions
600 × 434 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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