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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
The Birth of Krishna
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

The Birth of Krishna

Maker Indian, Rajasthani, Mewar
Datec. 1770
Made/manufacturedIndia
MediumGouache on paper
Dimensions8 1/2 x 12 7/8 in. (21.6 x 32.7 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Jack H. Kent
Object number1987.2.6
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DescriptionA folio from a Bhagavata-Purana Manuscript
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Kṛṣṇa asking for the moon (Sūrsāgar)
Indian, Pahari, Kangra
c. 1810
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
A Folio from Bihārī satsai
Indian, Rajasthani, Mewar
1719
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
The Hindi Poet Tulsidas Offering His Ramayana Manuscript to the God Vishnu (A Folio from the Epic Poem, The Ramayana)
Indian, Rajasthani, Mewar
c. 1720
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
A Raja Traveling by Palanquin
Indian, Rajasthani, Mewar
early 19th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Prithviraj, Chauhan Blinded and in Captivity
Indian, Rajasthani, Mewar
c. 1720
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Kṛṣṇa slaying Śiśupāla
Indian, Malwa
c. 1660
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Gods Appeal to Vishnu
Indian, Malwa
c. 1650
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Illustration to the Bhakti Ratnavali
Indian, Rajasthan, Mewar
mid 18th Century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
A Folio from Bhakti Ratnāvalī
Indian, Rajasthan, Mewar
mid 18th Century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Two Women Presenting a Child to a Ramanand Ascetic at His Retreat Beside a Lotus Lake
Indian, Rajasthani, Bundi-style at Uniara
c. 1770
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Marriage Scene
Indian, Rajasthan, Mewar, Shub-Ub-Din style
c. 1620
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Krishna Stealing the Gopis' Clothing
Indian, Orissa
early 20th century

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