Northern India Collection

Vishnu on Ananta, the Endless Serpent, c. 1700. Creator: Unknown
Vishnu on Ananta, the Endless Serpent, c. 1700. Before the creation of the world, the god Vishnu was asleep on the serpent Ananta, floating on the cosmic ocean

Krishna Celebrates Holi, c. 1770. Creator: Unknown
Krishna Celebrates Holi, c. 1770. To celebrate the arrival of spring during the festival of Holi, people of India squirt coloured liquids and toss powders at one another

Jesus writes on the ground, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir at al-quds)... 1602-1604
Jesus writes on the ground, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602-1604. As Jesus was debating with the scribes

The Goddess Kali Standing upon a Mountaintop, c. 1730. Creator: Master of the court of Mandi
The Goddess Kali Standing upon a Mountaintop, c. 1730

Mirror of Holiness (Mir at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602-1604. Creator: Unknown
Mirror of Holiness (Mir at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602-1604. Father Jerome Xavier (1549-1617) of the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuit order of Catholic priests

Tiger Hunt of Raja Ram Singh II, c. 1830-1840. Creator: Unknown
Tiger Hunt of Raja Ram Singh II, c. 1830-1840. With the dramatic cliffs of Kotah as the backdrop, one massive tiger is shown at three rapidly successive moments in time

Toilette of Radha, c. 1810-1820. Creator: Unknown
Toilette of Radha, c. 1810-1820. Krishna spies on his beloved Radha as she dresses for the day. An attendant holds a mirror for her, while others hold a sheet and a whisk of peacock feathers

Vishnu Battles Madhu and Kaitabha, from a Markandeya Purana, c. 1760. Creator: Unknown
Vishnu Battles Madhu and Kaitabha, from a Markandeya Purana, c. 1760. This scene from a Hindu text is set during the moments before the creation of the world

Vishnu and Lakshmi Seated on a Lotus Blossom, early 1800s. Creator: Unknown
Vishnu and Lakshmi Seated on a Lotus Blossom, early 1800s. Shown with full face forward in all white, Vishnu, the four-armed deity, appears to be a statue, crowned and holding only a manuscript

The Flagellation, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602-1604. This is the last illustration in the Cleveland manuscript of the Mir at al-quds

The Flowering of Josephs Rod, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602-1604. This painting illustrates a story that introduces Joseph into the narrative

The place of Jesuss birth, from a Mir at al-quds of Father Jerome Xavier…
The place of Jesuss birth, from a Mir at al-quds of Father Jerome Xavier (Spanish, 1549-1617), 1602-1604. Instead of a stable

The Annunciation, from a Mir at al-quds of Father Jerome Xavier (Spanish, 1549-1617), 1602-1604. The Annunciation is a familiar scene in European Renaissance

Text pages from the Mir at al-quds of Father Jerome Xavier (Spanish, 1549-1617), 1602

The Adoration of the Shepherds, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602-1604. Without reading the text

The Adoration of the Magi, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602-1604. In this Nativity scene, familiar in Christian contexts

The Marriage of Pradyumna and Rukmavati, page from a Bhagavata Purana, c. 1525-50. Pradyumna was the son of Krishna and an incarnation of the god of love

The Morning Toilette, 1810-25. Creator: Unknown
The Morning Toilette, 1810-25. The woman featured in the center embodies the poetic ideal of a female beauty, called a nayika, which translates as " heroine

The Marriage at Cana, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602-1604

The Magi Follow the Star, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602-1604. One of the three kings points excitedly at the star at the upper left edge of the page

Taking of the Toll, Dana-lila, c. 1760. Creator: Unknown
Taking of the Toll, Dana-lila, c. 1760. The god Krishna has stopped the cowherd women on their way to bring milk and yogurt to the Brahmin priests

Shiva Under Trees, c. 1780. Creator: Unknown
Shiva Under Trees, c. 1780. Cut from a larger composition, this fragment shows the god Shiva who has come down to earth. He seems alluringly approachable despite his white body

Seated Lady Smoking a Hookah, c. 1780. Creator: Unknown
Seated Lady Smoking a Hookah, c. 1780

Simeon Kneels in Front of Mary and Jesus After Recognizing Them, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602-1604

Salome Receiving John the Baptists Head on a Platter, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mirat al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602-1604

Radhas Hair Being Dressed, c. 1790-1800. Creator: Unknown
Radhas Hair Being Dressed, c. 1790-1800. This drawing is probably a study for a finished painting rather than an underdrawing that was meant to be painted over

Ravanas sister complains that her nose was cut off by Lakshmana as the demons prepare to depart to capture Sita, from the " Shangri" Ramayana, 1690-1710

Ramas Brothers Bharata and Shatrughna set out from Ayodhya to find Rama and Lakshmana in the forest to inform them of the death of their father Dasharatha, 1775-80

Raja Bikram Singh of Guler (reigned 1661-85) Smoking, about 1680. Creator: Unknown
Raja Bikram Singh of Guler (reigned 1661-85) Smoking, about 1680. An early example of portraiture in the western Himalayan court, this painting shows a regional king

Portrait of an Aging Man, c. 1700. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of an Aging Man, c. 1700. This sensitive portrait survives as a fragment, part of a study for a larger painting. This mans Mughal tunic, with a katar dagger tucked into the sash

Mary ascends the stairs to the temple, from a Mir at al-quds (Mirror of Holiness) of Father Jerome Xavier (Spanish, 1549-1617), 1602-1604

Markandeya Viewing Krishna in the Cosmic Ocean, c. 1680. Creator: Unknown
Markandeya Viewing Krishna in the Cosmic Ocean, c. 1680. The anonymous court artist from a Hindu kingdom in the foothills of the Himalaya mountains has chosen a web of concentric abstract shapes to

Moses praying to end the serpents attack on the Israelites, from a Mir at al-quds (Mirror of Holiness) of Father Jerome Xavier (Spanish, 1549-1617), 1602-1604

Mary Magdalene Presents Ointment to Jesus, from a Mirror of Holiness... 1602-1604
Mary Magdalene Presents Ointment to Jesus, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602-1604. While Jesus dined in the house of a Pharisee he was approached by Mary

Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem, from a Mir at al-quds of Father Jerome Xavier (Spanish, 1549-1617), 1602-1604. Since the author of this book on the life of Christ did not specify the kind of

Page from a Panj Ganj (Five Treasures) of Abd al-Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414-1492), with two Persian masnavis: Yusuf va Zulaykha (Joseph and Zulaykha) and Subhat al-abrar (Rosary of the Righteous)

Illuminated page, from a Mir at al-quds of Father Jerome Xavier (Spanish, 1549-1617), 1602

Head of a Yaksha, c. 125 BC. Creator: Unknown
Head of a Yaksha, c. 125 BC. Images of yakshas, often imposing in scale, were worshipped in shrines, usually under a special tree, in the hopes that they will grant prosperity and wealth

Krishna and Balarama Touching the Feet of Vasudeva and Devaki, 1730-40. Creator: Unknown
Krishna and Balarama Touching the Feet of Vasudeva and Devaki, 1730-40. In the life story of the Hindu god Krishna, he incarnated himself on earth in order to defeat Kamsa, an evil despot

Hindu God Krishna Being Dressed in Womens Clothes for Spring Festival Holi, c. 1790. The festival of Holi, which celebrates the arrival of spring

Hindola Raga, c. 1790-1800. Creator: Unknown
Hindola Raga, c. 1790-1800. The word hindola means swing in Sanskrit, and the term raga indicates that this painting is from a set in which each work depicts a scene intended to evoke a particular

Krishna Returns with the Cowherds to Braj, from a Bhagavata Purana, c. 1830. Creator: Unknown
Krishna Returns with the Cowherds to Braj, from a Bhagavata Purana, c. 1830. This miniature summarizes some of Krishnas many exploits with the cowherds

Folio B: Folio from the Five Treasures (Panj Ganj) of Jami (recto), 1520-1607
Folio B: Folio from the " Five Treasures" (Panj Ganj) of Jami (recto), 1520-1607. This page contains two different texts

A raven brings food to Elijah, from a Mir at al-quds of Father Jerome Xavier (Spanish, 1549-1617), 1602-1604

The Entry into Jerusalem, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602-1604

The Holy Family, c. 1620s. Creator: Unknown
The Holy Family, c. 1620s. This painting of Joseph, the Virgin Mary, and the infant Jesus is based on European sources, but it also contains several details that are specifically Indian

The Heroine Who Waits Anxiously for Her Absent Lover (Utka Nayika), c. 1800. Creator: Unknown
The Heroine Who Waits Anxiously for Her Absent Lover (Utka Nayika), c. 1800. Inspired by devotional poetry that likens the waiting for divine favor to that of a woman alone in the forest waiting for

A Lady with Attendant and a Pair of Deer, probably Gujari Ragini of Dipak, from a Pahari Ragamala, 1710-20. Half of the heroines body is directed toward her handmaiden playing a stringed instrument

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