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

Based on chapter twenty-seven of the tenth book of the Bhagavata Purana, this folio depicts Indra, the king of the gods, paying homage to Krishna. The blue-skinned Krishna towers o...

At the center of the folio is a walled fortress, which serves as our vantage point for the circular chaos below. Along with the four women on the terrace, we watch the battle unfol...

The folio depicts the blue-skinned Hindu god Krishna’s subjugation of the Serpent King Kaliya in the waters of the river Yamuna. The artist depicts Krishna three times to illustrat...

This folio depicts young Krishna and Balarama engaging in playful activities in Vrindavan. The blue-skinned Hindu god Krishna, his elder half-brother Balarama, and the cowherds acc...

The painting depicts the blue-skinned Hindu god Krishna multiple times in the act of stealing butter. Krishna’s childhood mischiefs are popular tales from the tenth book of the Bha...

Based on the narrative of chapter twenty-seven of the tenth book of the Bhagavata Purana, this folio depicts Indra, the king of the gods, paying homage to Krishna. Indra touches Kr...

The painting depicts Vishnu slaying a monster to free the embattled King of the Elephants. Vishnu came down to earth to protect Gajendra, the elephant king, from the clutches of a ...

The painting depicts the blue-skinned Hindu god Krishna helping Rukmini to get on his horse-drawn chariot as they elope. The accompanying captions identify the figures. The scene o...