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Kamakandala dies on hearing the news of Madhava’s death, folio 19 from a Madhavanala-Kamakandala of Alam at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1720, gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection
Madhava faces a man holding a scale, folio 1 from a Madhavanala-Kamakandala at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1720, gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Raja Hari Sen of Mandi at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1650, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Adoration of young Krishna at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1720–25, gum tempera on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Goddess standing on a mountaintop at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1720, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
A Mandi royal family member receives a noble at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1700–1720, Gum tempera and silver on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Woman Entering a Fiacre (recto) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: late 1800s, Charcoal with black ink framing lines. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
The Heroine Who Waits Anxiously for Her Absent Lover: Utka Nayika at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1734–50, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Krishna celebrates Holi at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1770, gum tempera, gold, and silver on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Palace women enjoy music by the side of a cascade at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1780, gum tempera, gold and silver on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Princess smoking a hookah at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1760, gum tempera, ink, gold, and beetle-wing carapaces on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Shurpanakha demands vengeance, from the "Shangri" Ramayana at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1700, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Heroine with attendant and a pair of deer at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1710–20, gum tempera on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Posthumous portrait of Raja Chhatar Singh of Chamba smoking a hookah at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1700, Gum tempera and ink on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
A couple seated against two pillows engaged in sex, from an erotic series at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1700–1710, gum tempera on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Descent of the Ganges at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1700–1710, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Stone sculptures in a Shiva temple at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1710, gum tempera and ink on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Shiva Seated on a Throne in a Landscape at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1755, gum tempera on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
The Heroine Who Waits Anxiously for Her Absent Lover: Utka Nayika at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1760–65, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
The Morning Toilette at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1810–25, gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
A heroine waiting for her lover: Vasakasajja Nayika, from the "Nurpur" Rasikapriya at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1750, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Enthroned Rama and Sita receive homage from their monkey and bear Allies, from the Yuddha Kanda (Book of the War) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1765, gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's cont
Krishna Playing with the Gopis in the Yamuna at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1770, gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Rama’s brothers Bharata and Shatrughna set out from Ayodhya to find Rama and Lakshmana in the forest to inform them of the death of their father Dasharatha, from Chapter 77 of the Ayodhya Kanda (Book of Ayodhya) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journe
Raja Sansar Chand attacking Kangra Fort at the Cleveland Museum of Art: after 1782, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on cotton cloth. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Feast where Vishnu decides he will incarnate as King Dasharatha’s sons, from Chapters 14–15 of the "Bala Kanda" (Book of Childhood) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1810, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explo
Rama and Lakshmana slay the demon giant Viradha, from Chapters 2 through 4 of the Aranya Kanda (Book of the Forest) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1770, gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's co
The Lover Leaves Wistfully in the Morning after a Passionate Tryst: Lalit Ragini, from a Ragamala at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1600, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history
The Sentiment of Peace: Sama Rasa, from a Rasikapriya at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1634, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Krishna and Radha Avoid Embarrassment: Mottaita Bhava, from a Rasikapriya at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1640, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Krishna and the Cowherds Dive into the River, from a Rasikapriya at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1640, gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Abduction of Rukmini: Krishna Tied the Hands of Rukma, from a Bhagavata Purana at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1640, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
The Goddess Annihilates the Demon Raktabija, from a Devi-Mahatmya at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1640, gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana visit the hermitage of the sage Bharadvaja at Prayaga, from Chapter 48 of the Ayodhya Kanda (Book of Ayodhya) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1650, gum tempera, ink, and gold on pa
Two Women Pluck Flowers on a Terrace: Gunakali Ragini, from a Ragamala at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1650, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Three Musicians Perform Before a King: Shri Raga, from a Ragamala at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1650, gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Women Play Music for Radha and Krishna: Chitrini Nayika, from a Rasikapriya at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1650, gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
A Brahmin gives Krishna the Message or Invitation for the Competition to Rukmini’s Svayamvara, from a Bhagavata Purana at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1650–60, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attributio
Krishna Lifts Mount Govardhan, from a Bhagavata Purana at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1686, Gum tempera on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
A Ruler Seated on a Terrace Worshipping at a Shrine of Radha and Krishna at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1800, gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.