id: 164837 accession number: 2006.203 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2006.203 updated: Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan, from a Persian translation of the Bhagavata Purana, c. 1625, 1700s. Southern India, Deccan. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 32.3 x 24.1 cm (12 11/16 x 9 1/2 in.); image: 23.5 x 18 cm (9 1/4 x 7 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Eugene and Joan Savitt in memory of Dr. and Mrs. E.K. Zaworski, her grandparents 2006.203 title: Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan, from a Persian translation of the Bhagavata Purana, c. 1625 title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1700s creation date earliest: 1700 creation date latest: 1799 current location: creditline: Gift of Eugene and Joan Savitt in memory of Dr. and Mrs. E.K. Zaworski, her grandparents copyright: --- culture: Southern India, Deccan technique: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art collection: Indian Art type: Painting find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Sheet: 32.3 x 24.1 cm (12 11/16 x 9 1/2 in.); Image: 23.5 x 18 cm (9 1/4 x 7 1/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Life and Exploits of Krishna in Indian Paintings (Indian art rotation) opening date: 2021-09-01T04:00:00 Life and Exploits of Krishna in Indian Paintings (Indian art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 1, 2021-February 6, 2022). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Eugene and Joan Savitt, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art date: ?–2006 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 2006– footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: This page is from a rare, illustrated Persian translation of a Hindu sacred text. digital description: wall description: Indra, king of the gods and controller of rain and thunder, was furious when Krishna decided to eat his annual offerings. Perched on his white elephant, Indra sent storms to destroy Krishna and his cowherd community, but Krishna effortlessly raised the nearby Mount Govardhan like an umbrella, and everyone rejoiced in his protection. Krishna balances the mountain on one finger while fluting and taking refreshment (paan) from a milkmaid. Below the figure of four-armed Krishna, Indra is shown defeated, kneeling in acquiescence to Krishna’s superior power. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2006.203/2006.203_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2006.203/2006.203_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2006.203/2006.203_full.tif