id:			314429
accession number:	2018.127
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.127
updated:		2022-10-29 17:55:51.137000

Abduction of Rukmini: Krishna Tied the Hands of Rukma, from a Bhagavata Purana, c. 1640. Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 16.9 x 20 cm (6 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.); miniature: 14 x 17.8 cm (5 1/2 x 7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.127

title:				Abduction of Rukmini: Krishna Tied the Hands of Rukma, from a Bhagavata Purana
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creation date:			c. 1640
creation date earliest:		1630
creation date latest:		1650
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creditline:			Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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culture:	Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa
technique:	Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Page: 16.9 x 20 cm (6 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.); Miniature: 14 x 17.8 cm (5 1/2 x 7 in.)
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	inscription:	ṣrī krachasna rukumu baṃdhe balibhadra jū hātha chore. 70.
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fun fact: 
The white Balarama slayed two of Rukma’s followers with his plow.

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Krishna eloped with Rukmini against her brother Rukma’s will. Rukma, in the striped tunic (<em>jama</em>), soon chased him down and challenged him to a battle. Knowing that Krishna would murder her brother, Rukmini pleaded with Krishna to spare his life, so Krishna tied his hands with a piece of cloth, and Krishna’s brother Balarama later freed him.

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