INDIA MALWA SCHOOL PAINTING FROM A BHAGWAT PURAN SERIES

THIS VIBRANT MINIATURE FROM THE MALWA SCHOOL DEPICTS A SCENE FROM THE BHAGWAT PURAN, CHARACTERIZED BY ITS BOLD COLORS, STRONG OUTLINES, AND NARRATIVE CLARITY. THE COMPOSITION IS ENCLOSED WITHIN A BROAD RED BORDER, TYPICAL OF MALWA MINIATURES.

ON THE RIGHT, LORD KRISHNA IS PORTRAYED IN HIS ICONIC BLUE FORM, ADORNED WITH JEWELRY AND YELLOW GARMENTS, RAISING HIS HAND IN A GESTURE OF DIVINE SPEECH OR BLESSING. HE IS SEATED AGAINST A BACKDROP OF FOLIAGE, ENHANCING THE INTIMATE AND SACRED ATMOSPHERE.

TO THE LEFT, A GROUP OF FEMALE ATTENDANTS, DRESSED IN ORNATE RAJASTHANI-STYLE ATTIRE WITH INTRICATE JEWELRY AND FLARED SKIRTS, APPROACH THE CENTRAL FIGURE, LIKELY REPRESENTING RADHA OR AN IMPORTANT GOPI. THE ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS, WITH DECORATED PILLARS AND A CANOPY, FRAME THE SCENE, BLENDING PALACE INTERIOR WITH DIVINE PRESENCE.

THE CHARACTERISTIC USE OF STRONG LINE WORK, FLAT PLANES OF COLOR, AND A STYLIZED TREE ON THE LEFT REAFFIRM THE DISTINCTIVE MALWA STYLE. THE PAINTING EXPRESSES BOTH NARRATIVE DEVOTION AND VISUAL GRANDEUR, EMBODYING THE SPIRITUALITY AND ARTISTIC TRADITION OF 17TH–18TH CENTURY CENTRAL INDIA.

SIZE: 11 X 8.75 INCHES

THIS EXCLUSIVE FINE ART COLLECTIBLE REPRESENTS A CURATED SELECTION SPANNING 18TH CENTURY ART, 19TH CENTURY ART, 20TH CENTURY ART, AND CONTEMPORARY 21ST CENTURY ART. EACH PIECE REFLECTS HERITAGE AND MODERN INFLUENCES, FROM WATERCOLOR PAINTING, OIL ON CANVAS, ACRYLIC, AND MIXED MEDIA TO INDIAN PAINTING, ASIAN ART, AND CULTURAL ART COLLECTABLES. PERFECT FOR LUXURY HOME INTERIORS, GALLERIES, AND AUCTION HOUSES,ART FOR COLLECTORS AND DESIGN ENTHUSIASTS.