id:			162447
accession number:	2003.112
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2003.112
updated:		2023-04-22 12:24:35.853000

Baby Krishna Asking for Butter from Yashoda, from a Kalighat album, c. 1890. Eastern India, Kolkata, Kalighat. Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; secondary support: 48 x 30 cm (18 7/8 x 11 13/16 in.); painting only: 45.7 x 28 cm (18 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 2003.112

title:				Baby Krishna Asking for Butter from Yashoda, from a Kalighat album
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creation date:			c. 1890
creation date earliest:		1875
creation date latest:		1905
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creditline:			Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward
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culture:	Eastern India, Kolkata, Kalighat
technique:	Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Secondary Support: 48 x 30 cm (18 7/8 x 11 13/16 in.); Painting only: 45.7 x 28 cm (18 x 11 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Indian Kalighat Paintings
	opening date:   2011-05-01T00:00:00
	<i>Indian Kalighat Paintings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 1-September 18, 2011).

	title:		Life and Exploits of Krishna in Indian Paintings (Indian art rotation)
	opening date:   2021-09-01T04:00:00
	<i>Life and Exploits of Krishna in Indian Paintings (Indian art rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 1, 2021-February 6, 2022).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	William E. Ward [1922–2004], Solon, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–2003
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2003–
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fun fact:
Kalighat artists made metallic pigment out of tin to look like silver.

digital description:
As the incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu, whose followers recognize as the deity who creates and destroys the universe, Krishna was always eating. Like time itself, which ultimately consumes everything, Krishna eats so much his foster mother Yashoda cannot believe it. When she looks in his mouth, she sees the cosmos and realizes he is not an ordinary baby.

wall description:
As the incarnation of the omnipotent god Vishnu, whose followers recognize him as the deity who creates and destroys the universe, Krishna was always eating. In this painting, the blue Krishna as a toddler pesters his foster mother Yashoda for more food. Like time itself, which ultimately consumes everything, Krishna eats so much Yashoda is astounded. When she looks in his mouth, she sees the cosmos.
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IMAGES

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