Painting
ca. 1625 - ca. 1650 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, an illustration to the Bhagavata Purana, the demon Putana killed by baby Krishna, lying before a group of gopis in a leafy background.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Bhagavata Purana, Putana killed by Krishna, opaque watercolour on paper, Gujarat, ca. 1625-1650 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, an illustration to the Bhagavata Purana, the demon Putana killed by baby Krishna, lying before a group of gopis in a leafy background. |
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| Content description | The demon Putana killed by baby Krishna, lying before a group of gopis in a leafy background. |
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| Credit line | Given by John Goelet, Esq. |
| Object history | Nominal File: MA/1/G979 |
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| Literary reference | Bhagavata Purana |
| Bibliographic reference | Khanna, Balraj; Krishna: The Divine Lover, South Bank Centre, London 1997, ISBN 1 85332 166 4
cat. no. 5 |
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| Accession number | IS.181-1954 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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