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Two scenes from the Bhagavata Purana: Krishna hears of Satrajit's death from Satyabhama; Krishna departs for Dwarka
Nepalese
About 1800
Object Place: Nepal
Medium/Technique
Opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 35.8 x 52 cm (14 1/8 x 20 1/2 in.)
Image: 31 x 47 cm (12 3/16 x 18 1/2 in.)
Image: 31 x 47 cm (12 3/16 x 18 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Frederick L. Jack Fund
Accession Number64.2124
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
DescriptionEpisode from the Bhagavata Purana. Large palace set in landscape with Krishna hearing news of death in the palace, while in a separate scene in foreground Krishna departs for Dwarka. Wide red border.
ProvenancePurchased by the MFA from a London dealer in 1964.