Manuscript Cover with Vishnu Flanked by Lakshmi and Sarasvati

A long, narrow painted wooden board, its red ground covered in scrolling patterns, shows three seated deities within arched niches. The central blue figure is flanked by a pale figure at left and a reddish figure at right, with a small hole in the board's center.

Artist

Unknown

Date

14th century

Medium

Distemper on wood

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3919 × 1559 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Richard and Peggy Danziger, 1986