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Friends of Krishna, folio 163 from a Bhakti Ratnavali of Vishnu Puri

1725–50
Gum tempera and gold on paper

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The entire background has been painted with the pigment known as Indian yellow, which CMA conservators identified by observing its bright fluorescence under ultraviolet light.

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