Painting
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Devi with Krishna and Vishnu in a Palace

ca. 1645-1655

Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Classification
Paintings
Dimensions
H x W (sheet): 42.5 × 29.9 cm (16 3/4 × 11 3/4 in)
Culture
Himalayan peoples
Museum
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art
Credit line
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the National Museum of Asian Art
Rights
CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access), as the museum states it.
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About this work

This painting is an intriguing amalgamation of Hindu devotional imagery and Mughal style.