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Krishna Brings the Messenger Akrura Inside Nanda’s House: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana Manuscript
Content Provider | The Heritage Lab |
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Organization | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Artist | Anonymous |
Spatial Coverage | Mewar Rajasthan |
Temporal Coverage | Circa 1620 |
Description | Akrura was dispatched by the evil King Kamsa to invite Krishna and Balarama to a function at his palace. While traveling to reach the gods, Akrura becomes a fervent devotee and therefore reveals the evil King’s plan to have them killed. As with many of the pages in this manuscript, inscriptions on the painted surface identify the characters represented; this feature, coupled with the simplified compositions, might suggest that this manuscript was commissioned by a non-royal patron. |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Access Restriction | Open |
Rights License | CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication |
Use Rights URL | http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed |
Subject Keyword | Bhagavata Purana Calligraphy Horse Krishna Manuscript Metropolitan Museum of Art Mewar People Rajasthan Painting Rajput Miniature |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Painting |