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.

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Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: gum tempera and gold on paper
Medium: gum, tempera, gold, 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
Exhibitions: Life and Exploits of Krishna in Indian Paintings (Indian art rotation)
Rights Statement: CC0