kirpal's

Updated: May 25, 2025

In other pictures, a clown or jester appears, introducing a witty joking element into the scene and thus presenting Krishna's attitude to love as all-inclusive. From 1693, the year of Raja Kirpal's death, painting at Basohli concentrated mainly on portraying rulers and on illustrating ragas and raginis the poems which interpreted the moods and spirit of music.

W. G. Archer - The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry