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Six oval Indian miniature paintings on black: deities with bulls, Krishna and Radha under a tree, a seated musician, and a seated figure in orange robes.

Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity and the wife of Lord Vishnu. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

Six oval gouache miniatures on a black background show Hindu religious subjects: a figure on a red bull, Krishna and Radha beneath a tree, a figure beside a white bull, a seated woman playing a stringed instrument, a figure on a grey bull, and a seated man in orange robes. Blue and green grounds frame the figures.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings Miniatures (Paintings)
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2986 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Seis miniaturas indias en gouache de deidades hindúes

Seis miniaturas ovaladas en gouache sobre fondo negro muestran temas religiosos hindúes: una figura sobre un toro rojo, Krishna y Radha bajo un árbol, una figura junto a un toro blanco, una mujer sentada tocando un instrumento de cuerda, una figura sobre un toro gris y un hombre sentado con túnica naranja. Fondos azules y verdes enmarcan a las figuras.

Português: Seis miniaturas indianas em guache de divindades hindus

Seis miniaturas ovais em guache sobre fundo preto mostram temas religiosos hindus: uma figura sobre um touro vermelho, Krishna e Radha sob uma árvore, uma figura ao lado de um touro branco, uma mulher sentada tocando um instrumento de corda, uma figura sobre um touro cinza e um homem sentado com manto laranja. Fundos azuis e verdes emolduram as figuras.

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