Indian Miniatures
(16th and 17th centuries)
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  Radha and Krishna beside a lake at sunset - Kota, Rajisthan, c1750   Rama and Sita in the Forest - Kangra style, c1780   Krishna and the Naked Cowgirls - Uttar Pradesh, 1775-1800   A Princely Voyeur - Uttar Pradesh, Oudh, c1775  

 

  Varaha, the Boar Incarnation of Vishnu - Punjab Hills, Bilaspur, c1730-40   Vaikuntha Darshana - Rajasthan, Bikaner, c1710-15   Dhanyashari Ragini - Rajastha, Bikaner, c1695   Kali as the Supreme Deity - Himachal Pradesh, c1800  

 

  Radha and Krishna - Jaipur late 18th Century   Baisakha - Kotah, 1810-20   Raga Vasanta - Deccan Hyderabad, c1725   Krishna Stealing Milk - Basholi style, c1750  

 

  Lady Yearning for her Lover - Kangra, Kalam   Khadita Nayika - Kangra or Garwhwal, Punjab Hills, c1800-20   The Approaching Storm - Guler style, c1750-60   Lady Listening to Music - Guler style, c1750  

 

  The Demon Samvara kidnaps Krishna's infant son, Pradyumma - Basholi,  Punjab Hills, c1760-65   Chira huran from the Bhagvat Purana  

 

  Krishna embracing Gopis - Guler style, c1760-65    

 

  Krishna adorns Radha after their Love-making - Kangra, Punjab Hills, c1775-80    

 

     

 

  Durga slaying the Buffalo Demon, Raktabij, and Kali lapping up the Demon's blood - Punjab Hills, Chamba, 1800-25   The Goddess Kali Slaying Demons - Mandi Punjab Hills, c1700-25  

 

  A European Concoction - Mewar, Rajasthan, c1760  

 

Indian Miniature Gallery