Arjuna Slays Karna, from a copy of the Razmnama

Mughal dynasty (1526-1857), c. 1616-1617 · India

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Art Institute of Chicago · Paintings · CC0 · Purchased with funds provided by the Joseph and Helen Regenstein Foundation

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