Gallery 331, Asian Art, third floor (Dutt Gallery)
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Gallery 331, Asian Art, third floor (Dutt Gallery)
Main Building
Gallery 331, Asian Art, third floor (Dutt Gallery)
Title: | Markandeya Discovers Krishna on the Peepal Leaf The Deathless Sage Markandeya finds the baby Krishna-Vishnu, Wandering the Ocean of Being between two cycles of time, the sage finds the baby Krishna-Vishnu, who will reveal the secret of the cosmos |
Date: | c. 1770-1780 |
Artist: | Artist/maker unknown, Indian |
Medium: | Opaque watercolor and gold on paper |
Dimensions: | Image: 8 13/16 × 6 7/8 inches (22.4 × 17.5 cm) Sheet: 11 1/2 × 9 3/16 inches (29.2 × 23.3 cm) |
Classification: | Paintings |
Credit Line: | Purchased with the John T. Morris Fund, 1955 |
Accession Number: | 1955-11-1 |
Geography: | Made in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia |
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Gallery 331, Asian Art, third floor (Dutt Gallery)
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