Cleveland Museum of Art
Akrura Drives Krishna and Balarama to Mathura, from the “Isarda Bhagavata Purana”
- Date
- c. 1560–70
- Medium
- Gum tempera and ink on paper
- Culture
- Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Isarda
- Department
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 146038
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
A page from a Hindu manuscript shows the dark-skinned Krishna and his white-skinned brother leaving their companions in the cowherd village where they grew up. They are on their way to confront their evil uncle who killed their siblings and imprisoned their parents. Their gestures urgently indicate the direction of their journey. A preference for the color pink in the sky, chariot, and garments distinguishes this work from those of pre-Mughal creation.
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- Credit line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Provenance
- ?–1971: (N. V. Hammer, Inc., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) | 1971–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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