Leaf from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana Series Indian. Leaf from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana Series, 1760-1765. Opaque watercolors and gold on paper, Sheet): 11 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. ( x cm). The artist Manaku introduced new methods of representing landscape elements and spatial depth to the conservative pictorial traditions of the Punjab Hills. Here, he uses a curved hillside rather than the traditional flat horizon line and disperses overlapping figures on a slope to add to the sense of dimensionality. The blue-skinned figure on the right is Krishna, an avatar (or incarnation) of the Hi
Leaf from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana Series Indian. Leaf from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana Series, 1760-1765. Opaque watercolors and gold on paper, Sheet): 11 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. ( x cm). The artist Manaku introduced new methods of representing landscape elements and spatial depth to the conservative pictorial traditions of the Punjab Hills. Here, he uses a curved hillside rather than the traditional flat horizon line and disperses overlapping figures on a slope to add to the sense of dimensionality. The blue-skinned figure on the right is Krishna, an avatar (or incarnation) of the Hindu god Vishnu. He is about to rescue his childhood companions, who have fallen ill from drinking the water of a poisoned river. Asian Art 1760-1765
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