Sa Nana | Krishna and the Kshatriya Maidens Proceed to Dvaraka: page from a Bhagavata Purana series | India (Delhi-Agra area) | Early Rajput -Chaurapanchasika style

Title: Krishna and the Kshatriya Maidens Proceed to Dvaraka: page from a Bhagavata Purana series

Artist: Sa Nana

Period: Early Rajput -Chaurapanchasika style

Date: ca. 1520–30

Culture: India (Delhi-Agra area)

Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on paper

Dimensions: Image: 6 3/4 in. × 9 in. (17.1 × 22.9 cm)
Sheet: 7 in. × 9 3/8 in. (17.8 × 23.8 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin N. Haas, 1972

Accession Number: 1972.238

Signature: Inscribed "Sa Nana", the artist whose name is known from other pages of the manuscript; the significance of the word Sa is unknown.

Inscription: Obverse, top of page has a line of text which includes the name of the artist Sa Nana; reverse has three lines of text.

Mr. and Mrs. Alvin N. Haas , Phoenix, AZ (until 1972; donated to MMA)

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Masterpieces of the Art of India from The Museum's Collections," January 18–May 31, 1973.

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Selections for the Opening of The Florence and Herbert Irving Galleries," 1994.

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Indian Paintings," 1994–95.

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Illustrations of the Bhagavata Purana," 1996.

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Illustrated Manuscripts in India: Late 13th–early 17th Century," 2004.

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Krishna: Mythology and Worship," March 1–July 28, 2008.

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Masterpieces of Hindu Court Painting," July 17–September 8, 2013.

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