Abduction of Rukmini: Krishna Tied the Hands of Rukma, from a Bhagavata Purana

Date

c. 1640

Medium

Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

Origin

Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa

Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

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