Indian Art “Auditions” in Hollywood

Michael Douglas

The Python Swallows Nanda (Recto), Singeing of the Python (Verso), Folio from a Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of the Lord)
India, Rajasthan, Mewar, circa 1600-1650
Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Sheet: 9 1/4 x 16 in. (23.49 x 40.64 cm); Image: 4 1/8 x 11 1/2 in. (10.47 x 29.21 cm)
Gift of Diandra and Michael Douglas
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (M.81.271.2)