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Rukma, Krishna and Rukmini

Painting
ca. 1760 - ca. 1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque water-colour and gold on paper, Rukmini's brother Rukma stands, hands tied, before Krishna and Rukmini. Scarlet background. From a 'fifth' Bhagavata Purana series.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRukma, Krishna and Rukmini (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque water-colour and gold on paper
Brief description
Painting, Bhagavata Purana, Rukma captive, Krishna and Rukmini, opaque watercolour on paper, Guler style at Basohli, ca. 1760-1765
Physical description
Painting, in opaque water-colour and gold on paper, Rukmini's brother Rukma stands, hands tied, before Krishna and Rukmini. Scarlet background. From a 'fifth' Bhagavata Purana series.
Dimensions
  • Height: 301mm
  • Width: 405mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 277mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 405mm
19/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
Rukmini's brother Rukma stands, hands tied, before Krishna and Rukmini.
Style
Production
Guler style at Basohli
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceBhagavata Purana
Bibliographic references
  • Indian paintings from the Punjab Hills : a survey and history of Pahari miniature painting / by W. G. Archer ; foreword by Sherman E. Lee. London :Delhi: Sotheby Parke Bernet ;Oxford University Press, 1973 Number: 0856670022 p. 50. cat. no. 22 x.
Collection
Accession number
IS.42-1960

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Record createdJuly 21, 2000
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