Rama kills Taraka
Rama kills Taraka. Paper, natural colour. 19 x 16 cm. Bikaner, early 18th-century. National Museum, New Delhi 47.110/240
Raja Balwant Singh of Jasrota examining a painting with Nainsukh
Raja Balwant Singh of Jasrota examining a painting with Nainsukh. Attributed to Nainsukh of Guler. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper. 21 x 30 cm. Gift of Balthasar and Nanni Reinhart, Eberhard and Barbara Fi... More
Re-Enacting Krishna's marvellous Deeds, Folio from the Bhagavata Puran...
Re-Enacting Krishna's marvellous Deeds, Folio from the Bhagavata Purana series. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper. 27.7 x 35 cm. Pahari, first generation after Nainsukh. Circa 1780-85. Museum Rietberg, Barba... More
Shiva watches Parvati Sleep
Shiva watches Parvati Sleep. Garhwal or Kangra, c. 1780-90. Opaque watercolor on paper. 29.5 x 21.3 cm. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 17.2652
Shiva and His Family
Shiva and His Family. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper. 31 x 23.5 cm (outer), 27 x 19 cm (inner). Isolated leaf, from the Seu-Nainsukh family workshop, c. 1800. Private collection
Sita offering fruits to Rama in Dandaka forest
Sita offering fruits to Rama in Dandaka forest. This painting of Raghogarh style depicts Rama in Dandaka forest sitting with Sita under a tree on a small pink granite hillock near a lake marked with thin white... More
Soldiers at the hookah stall and commotion in the bazaar
Soldiers at the hookah stall and commotion in the bazaar. Paper, natural colour. 25 x 35 cm. Hyderabd, c. 1775-1800. National Museum, New Delhi 55.24/64
The Great Goddess Battles the Demons, Folio from a dispersed manuscrip...
The Great Goddess Battles the Demons, Folio from a dispersed manuscript of the Devi Mahatmya. Opaque watercolor and slight gold on paper. 14.8 x 19.5 cm. Sirohi workshop, Balotra, 1703. Private collection
Umed Singh Hunting
Maharao Umed Singh Hunting by Shaykh Taju. Kota, 1780. Mehrangarh Museum Trust
Vasudeva Takes the Infant Krishna Across the Yamuna River
Vasudeva Takes the Infant Krishna Across the Yamuna River, Folio from a Bhagavata Purana series as No. 42. Master at the Court of Mankot (possibly Meju), c. 1700. Opaque watercolor on paper. 17.5 x 28.1 cm. Go... More
Vastra Haran
Vastra Haran - Gopis demanding their clothes from Krishna. Based on the story of the Bhagavata Purana. 6.3 x 8.9 Inches. Kangra school, 18th-century. National Museum, New Delhi 51.207/51
Villagers around a fire
Villagers around a fire, Isolated folio. Attributed to Nainsukh. Opaque watercolor on paper. 20.8 x 16.5 cm. India, c. 1765-1775. Indian Museum, Kolkata R.250/S.628
Vipralabdha Nayika
Vipralabdha Nayika. Pigment, paper. 21 x 14 cm. Chamba, 18th-century. Salar Jung Museum ACQ-62-74
Virahotkanthita Nayika Yearning for her Lover
Virahotkanthita Nayika Yearning for her Lover. Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper. 24.3 x 15.8 cm. Rajasthan, from a Bundi workshop, c. 1770. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum 1972.352
Warrior Persuading the Heroine
Warrior Persuading the Heroine. Paper, natural colour. 22 x 33 cm. Kotah school, c. 1770. National Museum, New Delhi 56.36/17
While returning to Ayodhya Parshurama challenges Rama for breaking the...
While returning to Ayodhya Parshurama challenges Rama for breaking the bow of lord Shiva. Paper, natural colour. 16 x 18.7 cm. Bikaner, early 18th-century. National Museum, New Delhi 47.110/228
Shiva and his family, Pahari, Late 18th cent.
Shiva and his family. Pahari, Guler. Late 18th cent. Watercolor and opaque colors on paper. Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, officially renamed as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya. Mumbay
Balwant singh of Jammu, Guler Style, Jammu, about 1756
Balwant Singh writing a letter in front of a summer tent. No14-108 Prince of Wales Museum, Bombay
Kaliya's wifes and Krishna. Kangra c.1785-90. Painting of India
Kaliya's wifes praying to Krishna to release their subdued husband serpent Kaliya. Based on the story of the Bhagavata Purana. Kangra, Pahari. Circa A.D. 1785-90. Colors on paper, 24 x 31,5 cm. National Museum... More
Shyamala Shiva. Kullu School, Pahari. BKB Acc 6958
Shyamala Shiva. Kullu School, Pahari. 18th cent (?). Gouache on paper. Bharat Kala Bhavan, BKB Acc 6958. Varanasi
17.02 Krishna Kaliya
Deutsch: Krishna besiegt den Nagakönig Kaliya, Nagafrauen huldigen dem Sieger. Bemaltes Papier, Kangra/Pahari, Nat. Museum New Delhi
Krishna with flute
Pahari School. Guler / Kangra (Punjab Hills) region, India.
Rama and SIta in Forest, Kangra Style 1780
Rama and Sita in the Forest: A Thorn is Removed from Rama’s Foot. Kronos Collections
A battle scene from a manuscript of the Ramayana
Object ID: 1992.95 Designation: A battle scene from a manuscript of the Ramayana (Story of Rama) Date: approx. 1790 Medium: Opaque watercolors on paper Place of Origin: Indi former kingdom of Guler Himachal Pr... More
A Prince Visits the Poet Tulsidas
A Prince Visits the Poet Tulsidas ca. 1700-1710 Sisodia dynasty Opaque watercolor and gold on paper H: 49.2 W: 44.6 cm Udaipur, Mewar, India Purchase F1986.13
Damayanti leaving for Nishadha, Pahari, 1775-1800, India
Damayanti leaving for Nishadha in a palanquin, after her wedding to Nala, the king of Nishadha Kindom. Pahari, Guler School, 1775-1800, India. The tale of Nala-Damayanti is part of the epic - The Mahabharata. ... More
Watercolor painting of Goda raga, Ragamala, ca 1710, India
Goda raga, the 'son' of Megha raga, Ragamala, ca 1710. (digitally enhanced using Picasa) Opaque watercolour on paper, Kulu, India. Inscribed on the top in Takri characters, giving the Ragas' name etc.
Gopis searching for Krishna, Bhagavata Purana, c1780
Gopis searching for Krishna, Bhagavata Purana, c1780.(digitally enhanced version) Guler-Kangra region, India. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper.
Krishna Holding Mount Govardhan - Crop
Krishna Holding Mount Govardhan to protect the inhabitans of Vrindavana from natural disasters ca. 1790 Color on paper H: 25.3 W: 17.1 cm Attributed to Mola Ram (1760-1833)
Krishna talking with Yudhishthira and his brothers
Object ID: 2011.25 Designation: Krishna talking with Yudhishthira and his brothers (probably an episode from the Harivamsha) Date: 1750-1800 Medium: Opaque watercolors on paper Place of Origin: India former ki... More
Miniature Painting, Krishna releases the defeated Rukmi, Guler style, ...
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Nala-Damayanti, 1775-1800. Pahari, India
Nala-Damayanti, 1775-1800. Guler School, Pahari, India. Ink and color on paper.
Radha celebrating Holi, c1788 - Public domain painting
Radha celebrating Holi, c1788. (digitally enhanced version) Kangra, India. Public domain photograph of 18th-century female portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Water-colour painting of Tellicherry
Water-colour painting of Tellicherry from the island of Darmadam, or Darmapattam, by an unknown artist, c.1790. The inscription, overwritten on the reverse reads: 'Tellicherry from Durmapatam. Hills round Mahe... More
Wedding of Damayanti and Nala, 1775-1800, Pahari, India
Wedding of Damayanti and Nala, 1775-1800, Pahari, Guler School, India. Ink and color on paper.
Yogin with six chakras, India, Punjab Hills, Kangra, late 18th century
Yogin with six chakras, India, Punjab Hills, Kangra, late 1700s National Museum.
Dhumavati molaram - A drawing of a woman riding in a car with two bird...
Dhumavati, by Molaram, late eighteenth century, Garwahl, Himachal Pradesh. Public domain photograph of 18th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Akrura's Mystic Vision of Krishna
Akrura's Mystic Vision of Krishna/Vishnu and Balarama/Adishesha Page from a dispersed series of the Bhagavata Purana (10:39) Made in Basohli, Jammu and Kashmir, India c. 1760-65 Artist/maker unknown, India Opa... More
Battle between Balarama and Jarasandha. Illustration from a Bhagavata ...
Battle between Balarama and Jarasandha. Illustration from a Bhagavata Purana series. ca. 1760 - 1765 Artist: Unknown The Vera M. and John D. MacDonald, B.A. 1927, Collection, Gift of Mrs. John D. MacDonald 200... More
Brahma Vishnu Mahesh - A painting of a group of people sitting on a be...
Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma,(from right) From the Story of the Sages Markandeya and Bhavana, circa 1850-1900 Painting; Watercolor, Opaque watercolor on cloth, 22 x 34 1/2 in. (55.88 x 87.63 cm) Made in: India, A... More
Garuda Vishnu Laxmi - A painting of a woman riding a bird
Narayana (Vishnu) riding on Garuda with Shri Lakshmi Painting; Watercolor, Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper Sheet 10 3/8 x 8 in. (26.35 x 20.32 cm); Image: 8 3/8 x 5 7/8 in. (21.27 x 14.92 cm) Nors... More
Mahout on an elephant; gouache on paper
Mahout on an elephant; gouache on paper; Murshidabad, India; 18th century.
Muhammad Adil Shah II with courtiers and attendants
Muhammad Adil Shah II with courtiers and attendants late 18th century Muhammad Adil Shah II (r. 1627-56) Opaque watercolor and gold on paper H: 18.0 W: 18.0 cm Deccan, India Gift of Professor Alban G. Widgery... More
Rama, Sita, and Lakshman at the Rishi Bharadwaj ashram, dispersed Rama...
Rama, Sita, and Lakshman at the Rishi Bharadwaj ashram, dispersed Ramayana manuscript, ca. 1780. India (Punjab Hills, Kangra) Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana at the Hermitage of Bharadvaja Page from a d...
The Ramayana manuscript from which this painting comes is one of the great productions of the Kangra workshop and also one of the largest in page sizes. Its compositions are distinguished by their variety and a... More
The ascetics ask Rama for protection.
The ascetics ask Rama for protection. Folio from the small-Guler Ramayana series from 1775/80. Workshop of a master of the first generation after Nainsukh. India, Pahari region, Himachal Pradesh. Private colle... More
Utka Nayika. A lady awaits her lover in the forest. 1775-1780. Kangra,...
Utka_Nayika._A_lady_awaits_her_lover_in_the_forest._1775-1780._Kangra,_British_Museum,_London. Public domain photograph of 18th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Vali dying - A painting of a man laying on the ground
"The Death of Valin and Tara's Discourse Page from a dispersed series of the Ramayana Made in Himchal Pradesh, India or Jammu and Kashmir, India c. 1720 Artist/maker unknown, India, Himachal Pradesh or Jammu a... More
Varaha and Hiranyaksha - A painting of a man and a woman dancing
Folio from a Bhagavata Purana Series Public domain photograph of 18th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ragini Madhu-Madhavi of Raga Megha
Ragini Madhu-Madhavi of Raga Megha. Rajasthan, late 18th-century. Watercolor on paper. 13.3 x 9.6 inch. National Museum, New Delhi 51.67/13
Ganesha Basohli miniature circa 1730 Dubost p73
Ganesha getting ready to throw his lotus. Basohli miniature. Source: This work is reproduced and described in Martin-Dubost, Paul (1997). Gaņeśa: The Enchanter of the Three Worlds. Mumbai: Project for Indian C... More
Sexuality in Art: Erotic Art: Indiaerotic3
Prince and lady prolong their intercourse. Public domain photograph of 18th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Radha Enters Krishna's Intimate World
Radha Enters Krishna's Intimate World, ascribed to a Master of the First Generation After Nainsukh. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper. 15.2 × 25.7 cm. Kangra, c. 1775-1780. Alvin O. Bellak Collection, Philad... More
Music in the Night - Balwant Singh Listening to Music
Music in the Night: Balwant Singh Listening to Music. Gouache on paper. 21.8 x 30.7 cm (outer); 17.7 x 27.3 cm (inner). Jasrota, dated Jyeshtha (May-June), V.S. 1805/A.D. 1748. Lahore Museum G-34
Imam Quli Khan (1582-1633), 1760-80, Hyderabad
Opaque pigments with gold on paper Image: 24 x 14 cm Opaque pigments with gold on paper Folio: 28 x 17.3 cm Inscription: (back) This is the portrait of Ali Quli Khan Deewane, Qizilbash The identity of the elab... More
Circular Road Calcutta by Thomas Prinsep
"Circular Road, Calcutta," watercolour, by the Anglo-Indian artist Thomas Prinsep, who died in 1830. Dated 1827-1828. From a family long resident in India, Prinsep died in 1830 after a riding accident. This wa... More
Pastoras saliendo del agua
Español: Pastoras saliendo del agua, miniatura pahari del principado rajput de Kangra (Himachal Pradesh), siglo XVIII.
Jaipur Chaitra month - Public domain dedication image
Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
India Scene at the well
Public domain image of painting, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Jaipur Three incarnations of the Goddess
Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva seated on lotuses with their consorts, ca1770
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva seated on lotuses with their consorts, Saraswati, Lakshmi and Paravati respectively. ca 1770. Guler, India. "The three greatest Hindu deities are shown here together with their consort... More
Cornwallis's army marching towards Malwakul
Cornwallis's army marching towards Malwakul (in Mysore), a watercolor by John Newman, 1791
Hindu Godess Durga Mahisasuramardini
Goddess Durga, fighting Mahishasura, the buffalo-demon (Hindu Mythology). In the clouds the Devas, celestial beings watching the event, are seen. The story is written in the Devi Mahatmya and Devi Bhagavata an... More
Kalki Avatar - A painting of a man on a horse pulling a cart
Kalki Avatar Punjab Hills, Guler, c. 1765 Public domain photograph of 18th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lakshamana fights Indrajit
"In the upper right part of the painting, Indrajit, a member of the demon army, is shown shooting an arrow at Rama's brother Lakshmana, who fires back. Rama is seen at far left, carried on the shoulders of his... More
Maharana Sangram Singh Riding a Prize Stallion
Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
The Kishangarh Fort (6124562857)
18th century India (Rajasthan) opaque watercolor on paper Creation Date: ca. 1770 Display Dimensions: 9 1/8 in. x 12 11/16 in. (23.2 cm x 32.2 cm) Credit Line: Edwin Binney 3rd Collection Accession number 199... More
Ganesha Kangra miniature 18th century Dubost p51
This work is reproduced and described in Martin-Dubost, Paul (1997). Gaņeśa: The Enchanter of the Three Worlds. Mumbai: Project for Indian Cultural Studies. ISBN 81-900184-3-4, p. 51, which describes it as fol... More
Indischer Maler um 1755 002
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Indischer Maler um 1710 001 - Public domain image related to music prf...
Public domain photo of portrait art painting, 16th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Nala Damayanti - A painting of a man sitting on a throne surrounded by...
Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Radha and Krishna in Discussion
Bahsoli painting of Radha and Krishna in Discussion, (An illustration from Gita Govinda by Artist manaku) Gouache on paper
Ragaputra Velavala of Bhairava
Basohli painting of Ragaputra Velavala of Bhairava. Opaque watercolour with gold on paper.
Krishna Holding Mount Govardhan
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Pergamon Museum - Copy and Mastery Exhibition 22 13 08 947000
Deutsch: Zwei Szenen aus einer Fabelsammlung English: Two scenes from a collection of fables
Pergamon Museum - Copy and Mastery Exhibition 22 13 03 175000
Deutsch: Zwei Szenen aus einer Fabelsammlung English: Two scenes from a collection of fables