Krishna Quells the Serpent Kaliya, from a Bhagavata Purana
c. 1710
Maker Unknown
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Krishna Quells the Serpent Kaliya, from a Bhagavata Purana, c. 1710. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 40.8 x 23 cm (16 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.); miniature: 36.9 x 19.1 cm (14 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.141 The snake-demon Kaliya holds a flower in his mouth for Krishna.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- gum tempera and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Page: 40.8 x 23 cm (16 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.); Miniature: 36.9 x 19.1 cm (14 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: pānā 29 Translation: Page 29
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 2018.141
- Credit Line
- Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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