Archival Details

• Tradition: Pahari
• Period: c. 1707
• Medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper
• Dimensions: Image: 22.7 x 15.3 cm (8 15/16 x 6 in.); Overall: 27.1 x 19.8 cm (10 11/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
• Credit line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
• Source: The Cleveland Museum of Art, accession 1960.49

Pahari painting refers to schools active in the Himalayan foothill states of northern India — including Kangra, Guler, and Basohli — from roughly the 17th to 19th centuries. The tradition is particularly associated with lyrical renderings of Krishna devotional poetry and is noted for delicate line work and a refined, atmospheric palette.