Nanda and Vasudeva: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu), Master of the Dispersed Bhagavata


Nanda and Vasudeva: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu), Early Rajput-Chaurapanchasika style, ca. 1520–30, India (Delhi-Agra area), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, Sheet: 7 in. × 9 3/8 in. ( × cm), Paintings, Master of the Dispersed Bhagavata Purana, Nanda, Krishna's foster father, affectionately embraces Vasudeva, Krishna's father and brother-in-law of the evil King Kamsa who threatened to kill the infant Krishna. Farmer’s wagons and a lotus-filled tank occupy the lower registers


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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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