Two paintings from an illustrated Bhaktiratnavali series

INDIA, MEWAR, CIRCA 1720

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Two paintings from an illustrated Bhaktiratnavali series
India, Mewar, circa 1720
The first with Krishna seated at upper left on a golden throne, overseeing several ascetics and scholars, some seated in meditation and others in conversation, along the banks of a river; the other with Krishna and a king fighting demons above, the same king at lower right blessing a woman, a demon at lower left eating a monk, and two ascetics at center with a manuscript; both with text in yellow panels above
Opaque pigments and gold on wasli
10½ x 16 5/8 in. (26.7 x 42.2 cm.), first folio
10¼ x 15¾ in. (26.0 x 40.0 cm.), second folio (2)

Provenance

George P. Bickford Collection, acquired by 2 February 1962
Private collection, New York, by inheritance

Exhibited

The first on loan to the Cleveland Museum of Art 2 February - 24 August 1962
The second on loan to the Cleveland Museum of Art 2 February - 8 July 1964 and 6 December 1976 - 12 September 1980

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Lot Essay

These are two leaves (26 and 103) of an illustrated Bhaktiratnavali Series (Necklace of the Jewels of Devotion) of Vishnu Puri, a contemporary of Caitanya. The text is comprised of verses selected from the Bhagavata Purana to elucidate the principles of devotionalism.

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