Battle between Krishna’s Brother Balarama and Jarasandha, from a History of the Lord (Bhagavata Purana) manuscript, ca. 1760–65, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, without mounting: 10 11/16 × 14 13/16 in. ( × cm), The Bhagavata Purana, The Ancient Story of God, a chronicle of Vishnu, was a major subject of Indian miniature painting. Books 10 and 11, which describe the career on earth of Vishnu’s eighth incarnation, Krishna, were frequently illustrated. This large illustration comes from such a series created in the Punjab Hills state of Basohli

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