The Marriage of Krishna and Rukmini
Artist
Unknown Indian
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)
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
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Published References For discussion of the Bikaner Bhagavata Purana and a list of its scattered paintings: Daniel J. Ehnbom, Indian Miniatures: The Ehrenfeld Collection, New York, 1985, pp. 52-53, nos 17-18. Mason, op. cit., and B.N. Goswamy, Painted Visions: The Goenka Collection of Indian Paintings, New Delhi, 1999, pp. 106-108. 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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