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The Gopis Plead with Krishna to Return Their Clothing: Folio from "Isarda" Bhagavata Purana by Master of the "Isarda" Bhagavata Purana

The Gopis Plead with Krishna to Return Their Clothing: Folio from "Isarda" Bhagavata Purana

Master of the "Isarda" Bhagavata Purana · ca. 1560–65

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Palette

Pewter
 37% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.6:1
Sand
 22% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.5:1
Chalk
 17% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 16.7:1
Fawn
 14% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.2:1
Dusty rose
 7% of the image
Pink · text contrast 4.5:1
Madder
 2% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.8:1

Colours measured by this site from the museum image (k-means in CIELAB). Names are the nearest in our own list and describe how the colour looks, not the pigment. Text on each chip uses whichever of black or white contrasts more (WCAG ratio shown). How

Details

Artist
Master of the "Isarda" Bhagavata Purana
Date
ca. 1560–65
Type
Painting
Medium
Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Size
Image: 7 3/8 × 10 1/8 in. (18.7 × 25.7 cm)
Place
North India (Delhi -Agra area)
Period
16th century
Themes
Rivers and lakes
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 65, colourfulness 16

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of The H. Rubin Foundation Inc., 1972. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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