1958.120: Krishna and Yudhishthira discuss the Great War, Bhagavata Purana Book Ten, Chapter 74 (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1958.120

Title

Krishna and Yudhishthira discuss the Great War, Bhagavata Purana Book Ten, Chapter 74 (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Classification

Manuscripts

Work Type

manuscript folio

Date

c. 1720 - 1730

Places

Creation Place: South Asia, India, Central India, Malwa

Culture

Indian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/216344

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Dimensions

20 x 37.1 cm (7 7/8 x 14 5/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of William G. Archer

Accession Year

1958

Object Number

1958.120

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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Descriptions

Description

The painting depicts Krishna and the eldest Pandava brother, Yudhishthira (one of the five brothers collectively known as the Pandava brothers, the heroes of the Indian epic Mahabharata) in the central square, discussing the Mahabharata, or the Great War. Around them, troops on horseback and elephantback get ready for the battle with the Kauravas, the evil cousins of the Pandavas. This folio is an illustrated manuscript of the tenth book of the Bhagavata Purana produced in Malwa. The verso of the folio contains the Sanskrit text of the Bhagavata Purana from chapter 74 written in Devanagari script. 1958.121 is another folio from the same manuscript. Rajput, Rajasthani, Malwa School.

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