Krishna Exacts a Toll from the Milkmaids: Dana-Lila, from a Bhagavata Purana

Date: c. 1600
Medium: gum tempera and gold on paper
Origin: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art

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