The Death of Bhisma from a Mahabharata

Object Details

• School/Tradition

  Rajput school

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Krishna's Path of Grace (Saturday, March 15, 2025 - Sunday, August 24, 2025)

  Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Paintings, Gallery 7 (January 10, 1945 to October 2, 1947)

  Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Paintings, Gallery 4 (May 5, 1933 to January 9, 1945)

  Untitled Exhibition, Shahnama and Chinese Art (March 24, 1930 to May 5, 1933)

• Origin

  Chamba, Himachal Pradesh state, India

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Painting

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1700s, 1790s

• Place

  Chamba, Himachal Pradesh state, India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Vishnu, Wars, Art, Krishna, King, Death, Mahabharata

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Paintings