Double-Sided Folio from a Bhagavata Purana Series
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Indian. Double-Sided Folio from a Bhagavata Purana Series, ca. 1610–1650. Opaque watercolor on paper, sheet: 8 x 15 1/8 in. (20.3 x 38.4 cm) image: 7 x 13 1/8 in. (17.8 x 33.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Richard Dickes, 83.164.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Double-Sided Folio from a Bhagavata Purana Series
Date
ca. 1610–1650
Geography
Place made: Mewar, Rajasthan, India
Medium
Opaque watercolor on paper
Classification
Dimensions
sheet: 8 x 15 1/8 in. (20.3 x 38.4 cm) image: 7 x 13 1/8 in. (17.8 x 33.3 cm)
Inscriptions
In Braj, in red pigment in Devanagari script: Recto, above: When Krishna and Balarama were seated, Narada came and told them: "Your grandson has reached inside Shonitapura of Banasura, where a battle is taking place." After hearing this, Krishna and Baladeva sat in their chariot and marched to that place. (Trans. S. P. Tewari) Verso: After Banasura, Mahadev [Shiva] came mounted on Nandi, Swami Karttikeya came mounted on his peacock. Of the trio, Krishna and Balarama are ahead of Aniruddha. The battle is going on. In the margins. In light blue circles, left and right: Section [of Tenth Book], folio 34. (Trans. E. F. Bryant)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Richard Dickes
Accession Number
83.164.2
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