The Marriage of Krishna and Rukmini

CultureIndian
Titles
  • The Marriage of Krishna and Rukmini
  • from the series Bhagavata Purana
Date1590–1600
PlaceBikaner, Rajasthan, India
MediumGouache with gold on paper
DimensionsImage: 6 11/16 × 9 3/4 in. (17 × 24.8 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 11 7/8 in. (24.1 × 30.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Ann Roff, Isla and Tommy Reckling, Barbara E. Butler, and various other donors
Object number2008.292
Non exposé

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, Dallas, since c. 1980
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Verso: Several inscriptions in Sanskrit and Hindi Bikaner palace stamp (effaced). The inscriptions tell us that the scene depicted is the marriage of Krishna to Rukmini.

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