Krishna & the Ragamala
Blue-skinned Krishna and the painted moods of Indian music.
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The Kota Master · ca. 1720 (recto); ca. 1750–75 (verso)
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Nainsukh · ca. 1745–50
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Nainsukh · ca. 1780
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Manaku · ca. 1725
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Master of the "Isarda" Bhagavata Purana · ca. 1560–65
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Tara · 1845–46
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Chokha · ca. 1800–10
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Bhima · Kesu Ram · Bhopa · Nathu · dated 1767
Portrait of Maharaja Savant Singh with Consort, Bani Thani
Nihâl Chand · mid-1700s
Maharana Jagat Singh II of Mewar (r. 1734–51) Dressed as a Bhil, Hunting Deer at Night
Chokha · c. 1735–40
Maharana Bhim Singh of Mewar (r. 1778–1828) with a Consort
Chokha · c. 1810
A girl worshipping the rising sun (Surya puja)
Chokha · c. 1810
Sakhi persuades Radha to meet Krishna, from a Gita Govinda (Song of the Cowherd) of Jayadeva
Purkhu of Kangra · c. 1820–25
Tiered Court Scene
Chitarman II · c. 1735
Lovers and beloveds: A composite of scenes from Persian, Urdu, and Sanskrit literature
Chitarman II · c. 1735
Maharana Jagat Singh Attending the Raslila
Jai Ram · 1736
A blindfolded suitor is brought before a princess; verso: scrolling floral vines
Faizullah · 1755
Women bathing before an architectural panorama
Faizullah · c. 1765
King Muchukunda Enters the Realm of Mount Gandhamadana to Attain Salvation, from the “Fifth Basohli Bhagavata Purana”
Fattu · c. 1760–70
Shvetambara Jain Teacher Giving Instruction
Sahib Ram · c. 1750–60
Maharaja Anup Singh of Bikaner (reigned 1669–98) Receives a Courtier
Ruknuddin · c. 1690
Maharaja Shri Anand Singh-ji and His Consort
Ustad Murad · 1729
Two Ladies Converse at a Step-Well (Baoli) in a Walled Garden
Unknown artist · 18th century
Krishna's Fifth and Sixth Avatars, page from a copy of the Gitagovinda of Jayaveda
Unknown artist · Late 17th century
Battle of the Forces of Krishna and Bana, from a copy of the Dispersed Bhagavat Purana
Unknown artist · c. 1520–1530
Woman Grasping Tree Branch
Unknown artist · 18th/19th century
The Demon Sambar Throws the Infant Pradyumna into the River, page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana manuscript
Unknown artist · c. 1775
Pradyumna Enters the Palace of the Demon Sambar and Challenges him to Battle, page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana manuscript
Unknown artist · c. 1775
Rukmini Seeks Krishna's Permission to Visit her Brother Rukma, page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana manuscript
Unknown artist · c. 1775
Dhanasri Ragini
Unknown artist · 18th century
Krishna's Marriage to Kalinda, page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana manuscript
Unknown artist · c. 1775
Ruler Entertained by Dancers in a Paradise Garden
Unknown artist · Late 18th century
Asavari Ragini, page from a Garland of Musical Ragas (Ragamala) Set
Unknown artist · Mid–to late 17th century
Krishna and Radha in a Pavilion, from a copy of the Seven Hundred Verses (Sat Sai) of Bihari
Unknown artist · 1719
Seduction Scene on a Terrace by Moonlight
Mughal · 18th century
Abhisarika Nayika (Heroine Running to Meet her Lover)
Unknown artist · Mid–18th century
The Infant Krishna Spirited Away by Vasudev, from a copy of the Dispersed Bhagavat Purana
Unknown artist · c. 1520–1530
Royal Women Feeding Fish
Unknown artist · c. 1740
Lovers in a Zenana Garden at Night
Mughal · 17th/18th century
Arjuna Slays Karna, page from a Mahabharata series
Unknown artist · c. 19th century
Kama Shoots a Love Arrow at Shiva, from a copy of the Song of Gauri (Gita-Gauri)
Unknown artist · c. 1675-1680
Holi Festival in a Walled Garden with Celebrants
Unknown artist · c. 1764
Bhairava Raga
Unknown artist · early 1800s
Madhu Madhavi Ragini
Unknown artist · c. 1630–40
Painting from a Kalpa-sutra: Indra Praises the Embryo of Mahavira in the Womb of the Brahman Woman Devananda
Unknown artist · c. 1450–75
Painting from a Kalpa-sutra: Queen Trishala Reclining
Unknown artist · c. 1450–75
Shri Raga, from a Ragamala
Unknown artist · c. 1695
The heroine who waits anxiously for her absent lover (Utka Nayika)
Unknown artist · c. 1800
Krishna being dressed in women’s clothes for the spring festival Holi
Unknown artist · c. 1790
Krishna fighting the sons of King Bana, from an Usha-Aniruddha
Unknown artist · c. 1840
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