Krishna slays Bakasura
Dublin Core
Title
Krishna slays Bakasura
Subject
Dasama Skandha, Bhagavata Purana
Publisher
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Type
Tularam Bhagavata Purana Series
Mapping in Color Item Type Metadata
Title
Krishna slays Bakasura
Classification
Manuscript Page
Link
https://www.vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-79574077/
Repository
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Accession Number
68.8.73
Provenance
Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Gift of Paul Mellon
Parent Work
Tularam Bhagavata Purana Series
Sequential order of folio
Book 10, chapter 11
Date
Mid to late 17th century
Location
Gujarat
Style
Gujarati
Medium
Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Size (H x W cm)
Overall: 26.19 × 22.54 cm
Paratext
Faded inscription on top border
Publications
Dye, Joseph M. The Arts of India: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. London: Philipp Wilson, 2001. (cat. no. 126, p. 310).
Collection
Citation
“Krishna slays Bakasura,” Mapping Color, accessed April 5, 2026, https://mappingcolor.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/80.