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Brahma Hides the Cowherds and the Calves in the Cave, page from a Bhagavata Purana

c. 1760–65
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India, Pahari Hills, Basholi School, 18th century

Medium
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Measurements
Image: 27.5 x 37.8 cm (10 13/16 x 14 7/8 in.); Overall: 30.6 x 40.2 cm (12 1/16 x 15 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Meyer 1965.335
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A horizontally oriented gum tempera painting with a wide red border depicts jagged tan hills filling the lower half. On our left, Brahma, with three visible heads, rides a large white bird through a pale blue sky in the upper half. In a dark cave on our right, three cowherds hold red staffs. Two green trees and stylized white clouds accent the craggy terrain.

Brahma Hides the Cowherds and the Calves in the Cave, page from a Bhagavata Purana

c. 1760–65

India, Pahari Hills, Basholi School, 18th century

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