Harvard Art Museums > 1958.120: Krishna and Yudhishthira discuss the Great War, Bhagavata Purana Book Ten, Chapter 74 (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series Manuscripts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Krishna and Yudhishthira discuss the Great War, Bhagavata Purana Book Ten, Chapter 74 (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series , 1958.120,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/216344. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1958.120 Title Krishna and Yudhishthira discuss the Great War, Bhagavata Purana Book Ten, Chapter 74 (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series Classification Manuscripts Work Type manuscript folio Date c. 1720 - 1730 Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, Central India, Malwa Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/216344 Physical Descriptions Medium Opaque watercolor and gold on paper Dimensions 20 x 37.1 cm (7 7/8 x 14 5/8 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of William G. Archer Accession Year 1958 Object Number 1958.120 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description The painting depicts Krishna and the eldest Pandava brother, Yudhishthira (one of the five brothers collectively known as the Pandava brothers, the heroes of the Indian epic Mahabharata) in the central square, discussing the Mahabharata, or the Great War. Around them, troops on horseback and elephantback get ready for the battle with the Kauravas, the evil cousins of the Pandavas. This folio is an illustrated manuscript of the tenth book of the Bhagavata Purana produced in Malwa. The verso of the folio contains the Sanskrit text of the Bhagavata Purana from chapter 74 written in Devanagari script. 1958.121 is another folio from the same manuscript. Rajput, Rajasthani, Malwa School. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
