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Summary

Artist

Unknown artist

English: Made in Deccan region, Maharashtra or Karnataka, India

Description

English: Many of the narratives illustrated in picture-story paintings were local versions adapted from classical Hindu sources. This double-sided page shows scenes from a popular story based on an episode in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. Yudhishthira, the eldest of the Pandava brothers, wanted to perform the Ashvamedha (horse-sacrifice), in which a special horse would be allowed to wander freely for a year. Anyone who challenged the horse's freedom would face the accompanying Pandava army, led by the youngest Pandava brother, Prince Arjuna. These paintings show preparations for the sacrifice. On the front, three heroes present an elaborately ornamented horse to the Pandavas' court, where they seek advice from the four-armed deity Krishna. On the back, the cavalry prepares to follow the sacrificial horse in its wanderings.

Date

19^th century

Medium

gouache on paper

Dimensions

height: 31.8 cm (12.5 in); width: 43.2 cm (17 in)

Collection

Philadelphia Museum of Art

	Native name	Philadelphia Museum of Art
	Location	2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States of America
	Coordinates	39° 57′ 57″ N, 75° 10′ 53″ W
	Established	1876
	Website	www.philamuseum.org
	Authority file	: Q510324 VIAF: 137352121 ISNI: 0000000404536400 ULAN: 500214534 LCCN: n79005616 NLA: 35420649 WorldCat

Current location

not on view

Accession number

1994-148-539a,b

Credit line

Stella Kramrisch Collection, 1994

Notes

English: Front side of a two-sided work of art.

Source/Photographer

https://www.philamuseum.org/collection/object/88435

Licensing

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2012-03-05 09:52 Sridhar1000 650×468× (157876 bytes) *Source=http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/88435.html?mulR=14709|6 * Krishna Advising on the Horse Sacrifice (front); Preparing the Army to Follow the Sacrificial Horse (back) Probably from a picture-story series of the Shri Jaimini A...

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	10:58, 9 March 2012	650 × 468 (154 KB)	Fatbuu	{{Artwork \|Description={{te\|Source=http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/88435.html?mulR=14709\|6 Krishna Advising on the Horse Sacrifice (front); Preparing the Army to Follow the Sacrificial Horse (back) Probably from a picture-story s...