id: 170893
accession number: 2013.352
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Radha and Krishna meet in the forest during a storm, c. 1770. India, Bengal, Mughal, 18th century. Opaque watercolor with gold on paper, yellow borders with gold flower heads; page: 26.1 x 37.4 cm (10 1/4 x 14 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.352
title: Radha and Krishna meet in the forest during a storm
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creation date: c. 1770
creation date earliest: 1765
creation date latest: 1775
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creditline: Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
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culture: India, Bengal, Mughal, 18th century
technique: opaque watercolor with gold on paper, yellow borders with gold flower heads
department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection: Indian Art - Mughal
type: Painting
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measurements: Page: 26.1 x 37.4 cm (10 1/4 x 14 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Art and Stories from Mughal India
opening date: 2016-07-31T04:00:00
Art and Stories from Mughal India. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* "Indian Miniature Paintings in West Coast Private Collections," Society for Asian Art, De Young Museum, San Francisco (1964)
"Vishnu: Hinduism's Blue-Skinned Savior," Frist Center, Nashville; Brooklyn Museum (2011)
The Cleveland Museum of Art (07/31/2016-10/23/2016); Art and Stories from Mughal India, cat. 95, p. 273.
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fun fact:
The belly of the white cow has been colored orange with henna.
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This painting depicts the Hindu deity Krishna as a youth among the villagers of the cowherding community where he grew up. Drawn to him, the women hurry to hold a coverlet over him in protection from the rain, not realizing that he is able to lift a mountain to shield them all. Birds and monkeys populate the trees, and a Hindu temple and palace buildings stand in the background. This vibrant work was probably made for an aristocratic Hindu ruler of territories in eastern India during the period when Mughal artists dispersed from the imperial center after the invasion of Delhi in 1739.
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