The Story of Pradyumna’s Birth, c. 1775, 12 3/4 x 19 1/4 in. ( x cm), Opaque watercolors on paper, Nepal, 18th century, Beginning in the mid-seventeenth century, the Nepalese royalty of the Kathmandu Valley became increasingly interested in Rajput paintings from India. Originally influenced by the Malwa and Kangra schools, Nepalese artists nevertheless developed an original spatial sense that utilized bird’s-eye views and multiple perspective

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