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An Illustration from the Mahabharata: Krishna, Arjuna and Pradyuma release a shower of arrows at the Demon Nikumbha
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Description
- An Illustration from the Mahabharata:Krishna, Arjuna and Pradyuma release a shower of arrows at the Demon Nikumbha
Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper
- image 12 3/4 by 16 3/4 in. (32.3 by 42.4 cm.)
- folio 14 3/4 by 18 1/4 in. (36.5 by 46.3 cm.) unframed
Here we see the penultimate scene of the battle between Nikumbha and the warriors Krishna, Pradyumna and Arjuna.
After Nikumbha proves himself immune to the multiple charges launched against him by the trio, Krishna finally summons his invincible discus the Sudarshana Chakra and aims it at the demon. The Gods and other celestial beings gather amidst the clouds above to witness this climactic scene which ends with the beheading of Nikumbha.
After Nikumbha proves himself immune to the multiple charges launched against him by the trio, Krishna finally summons his invincible discus the Sudarshana Chakra and aims it at the demon. The Gods and other celestial beings gather amidst the clouds above to witness this climactic scene which ends with the beheading of Nikumbha.
Provenance
Acquired from the Royal Library of Mandi in 1969
Catalogue Note
For other illustrations from the same series see, Sotheby's New York, September 19, 2006, lots 16, 17 and 18.