Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan

Description

Krishna supports Mount Govardhan with nothing but his little finger as he gazes into the eyes of his favorite cowherd girl, Radha, and pats the head of a child. His brother Balarama, with white skin and a blue garment, adds further support with a staff. The cows and members of the herding community all cluster close to Krishna, sheltered from the raging storm sent by Indra riding his white elephant in the sky.

Provenance

(Kalesan Natesan, London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?–2001); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (2001–)

Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan

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c. 1780–90

Accession Number

2001.45

Medium

gum tempera and gold on paper

Dimensions

Image: 20.6 x 14 cm (8 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.); with borders: 21.6 x 15.2 cm (8 1/2 x 6 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

John L. Severance Fund