[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [The British Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm) › Painting # Painting Manuscript painting of Kṛṣṇa-lila with inscription. He is portrayed here as the lover 'par excellence', a dark-skinned hadsome youth playing the flute and ravishing the hearts of the local milkmaids, 'gopis', with his appearance and haunting melodies. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1630–1640 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1959-0411-0-7](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1959-0411-0-7) · Pramāṇa