A Brahmin gives Krishna the Message or Invitation for the Competition to Rukmini’s Svayamvara, from a Bhagavata Purana

Date: c. 1650–60
Medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper
Origin: Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art

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