15th-century missal box
Vida de San Felipe de Jesus Protomartir del Japon y Patron de su Patria México
Artist of the Pahari School
Bhagavata Purana (Krishnagita) (detail)
18th century
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, Spencer Collection
Bhagavata Purana (Krishnagita)
This is one of 22 miniature paintings depicting scenes from the life of Lord Krishna (Krishnagita), one of the most popular and widely revered Indian divinities. Created by an anonymous artist of the Pahari (or Rajput) school, the miniatures exemplify a style of painting that developed and flourished in India’s Punjab Hill states between the late 17th and 19th centuries. (Pahari means “mountain” in Hindi.) Inspired by Sanskrit epics, Pahari miniaturists produced some of the finest images of legendary or religious narratives, while also creating an accurate record of the social and cultural life of their time.
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