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Painted manuscript page on red ground showing a crowded battle of chariots, horses and warriors, with a line of script along the top.

Battle of the Forces of Krishna and Bana, from a copy of the Dispersed Bhagavat Purana

Painted folio with a red ground shows a battle between armored warriors in chariots and on horseback, some with dark skin and bows raised. Figures crowd the upper and lower registers, with a line of Sanskrit script running across the top edge.

Artist
Unknown
Date
c. 1520–1530
Medium
Opaque watercolor on paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1292 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1550).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Joseph and Helen Regenstein Foundation

Español: Batalla de Krishna y Bana, folio del Bhagavata Purana disperso

Folio pintado con fondo rojo que muestra una batalla entre guerreros con armadura en carros y a caballo, algunos de piel oscura y con arcos en alto. Las figuras llenan los registros superior e inferior, y una línea de escritura sánscrita recorre el borde superior.

Português: Batalha de Krishna e Bana, fólio do Bhagavata Purana disperso

Fólio pintado sobre fundo vermelho mostra uma batalha entre guerreiros blindados em carruagens e a cavalo, alguns de pele escura e com arcos erguidos. As figuras ocupam as faixas superior e inferior, e uma linha de escrita em sânscrito percorre a borda superior.