THREE PAINTINGS FROM THE BHAGAVATA PURANA, MAHABHARATA, AND RAMAYANAINDIA, 19TH CENTURY41⁄8 x 57⁄8 in. (10.5 x 14.9 cm.) (Bhagavata Purana folio)‌41⁄8 x 57⁄8 in. (10.5 x 14.9 cm.) (Mahabharata folio)‌43⁄4 x 121⁄4 in. (12.1 x 31.1 cm.) (Ramayana folio)Details41⁄8 x 57⁄8 in. (10.5 x 14.9 cm.) (Bhagavata Purana folio)‌41⁄8 x 57⁄8 in. (10.5 x 14.9 cm.) (Mahabharata folio)‌43⁄4 x 121⁄4 in. (12.1 x 31.1 cm.) (Ramayana folio)ProvenanceThe John C. and Susan L. Huntington Collection, Columbus, Ohio, 1970, by repute.The two paintings from Murshidabad here depict scenes from the life of Krishna. In the first painting, a scene from the Bhagavata Purana, the infant Krishna is defeating the demoness Putana, who had tried to poison the young lord with her breast milk. The second painting depicts a scene from the Mahabharata, Bhishma paralyzed upon a bed of arrows. The third painting here, possibly from Jaipur, is inscribed with text from the Ramayana and is accompanied by a painting of Rama, Lakshmana, Sita, Krishna and Balarama. ---