id:			314458
accession number:	2018.153
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.153
updated:		2023-03-22 03:05:18.550000

Head Priest Govardhan Lalji (1862–1934) Offers a Lamp to Shri Nathji in Celebration of the Spring Festival, c. 1890. Attributed to Ghasiram Hardev Sharma (Indian, 1866–1931). Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 28.6 x 21.9 cm (11 1/4 x 8 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.153

title:				Head Priest Govardhan Lalji (1862–1934) Offers a Lamp to Shri Nathji in Celebration of the Spring Festival
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creation date:			c. 1890
creation date earliest:		1880
creation date latest:		1899
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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:	India, Nathdwara
technique:	Gum tempera and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Ghasiram Hardev Sharma (Indian, 1866–1931)  - artist
head of the painting and photography department at the Shri nathji temple in Nathdwara
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measurements: Page: 28.6 x 21.9 cm (11 1/4 x 8 5/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Krishna and the Path of Grace – Indian Gallery 242 Rotation
	opening date:   2020-08-14T04:00:00
	<i>Krishna and the Path of Grace – Indian Gallery 242 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 14, 2020-March 7, 2021).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Terence McInerney, New York, NY, sold to Catherine Glynn Benkaim)
	date: ?–2004
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	Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer, Beverly Hills, CA, partial sale and gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 2004–2018
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2018–
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wall description:
The artist has faithfully portrayed the dark stone sculpture of Shri Nathji with its monolithic rectangular slab depicting stylized rocks and wild inhabitants in low relief. The image of the sculpture contrasts with the surrounding pale hues, notably the pink created by a new synthetic pigment imported from Europe.<br><br>Govardhan Lalji is a priest descended from the founder of the Pushti Marg sect, Vallabha, who ministers to the elaborate devotions and daily activities of Shri Nathji.
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