"One of the great masterpieces of world art was really given rise to by the openness of the Muslim mind."
Curator Navina Haidar on "Krishna Holds Up Mount Govardhan to Shelter the Villagers of Braj", Folio from a Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna)).
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"One of the great masterpieces of world art was really given rise to by the openness of the Muslim mind."
Navina Najat Haidar
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Navina Najat Haidar
Curator, Department of Islamic Art
Curator, Department of Islamic Art
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