id: 314429 accession number: 2018.127 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.127 updated: 2023-08-24 01:24:13.163000 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 title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1640 creation date earliest: 1630 creation date latest: 1650 current location: creditline: Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund copyright: --- 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 find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- 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.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: ṣrī krachasna rukumu baṃdhe balibhadra jū hātha chore. 70. translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: The white Balarama slayed two of Rukma’s followers with his plow. digital description: Krishna eloped with Rukmini against her brother Rukma’s will. Rukma, in the striped tunic (jama), 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. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.127/2018.127_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.127/2018.127_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.127/2018.127_full.tif