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

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

1725–50

Gum tempera and gold on paper
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

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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