Bhima Slays Jarasandha
Dublin Core
Title
Bhima Slays Jarasandha
Mapping in Color Item Type Metadata
Title
Bhima Slays Jarasandha
Link
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/37850
Repository
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession Number
1985.398.16
Provenance
Cynthia Hazen Polsky , New York (until 1985; donated to MMA)
Parent Work
Dispersed Bhāgavata Purāṇa
Date
1520-30 CE
Location
Mathura
Style
Chaurapañchāśikā Group
Medium
Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Size (H x W cm)
17.1 cm x 23 cm
Exhibition History
"New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ""Illustrations of the Bhagavata Purana,"" 1996.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ""Lyrical Visions: Paintings from North India,"" December 3, 2011–May 28, 2012.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ""Encountering Vishnu: The Lion Avatar in Indian Temple Drama,"" December 19, 2015–June 5, 2016."
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ""Lyrical Visions: Paintings from North India,"" December 3, 2011–May 28, 2012.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ""Encountering Vishnu: The Lion Avatar in Indian Temple Drama,"" December 19, 2015–June 5, 2016."
Collection
Citation
“Bhima Slays Jarasandha,” Mapping Color, accessed October 24, 2026, https://mappingcolor.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/43.