Krishna Steals the Gopis’ Clothing: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana Manuscript, ca. 1620–30

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Krishna Steals the Gopis’ Clothing: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana Manuscript, ca. 1620–30, India (Rajasthan, Mewar), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 9 1/4 x 15 7/8 in. ( x cm), Paintings, This early Mewari manuscript tells of Krishna’s exploits as recounted in the tenth book of the Bhagavata Purana. Here, the young Krishna has stolen the Gopis’ clothing while they were bathing and is shown sitting in a kadamba tree teasing the naked cowherdesses shivering in the cold water

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