id:			314462
accession number:	2018.157
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.157
updated:		2023-03-22 03:05:18.572000

Krishna Fluting, c. 1675–1700. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bundi. Color on paper; page: 21.9 x 14.3 cm (8 5/8 x 5 5/8 in.); miniature: 17.2 x 9.5 cm (6 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.157

title:				Krishna Fluting
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creation date:			c. 1675–1700
creation date earliest:		1665
creation date latest:		1710
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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:	Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bundi
technique:	Color on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Page: 21.9 x 14.3 cm (8 5/8 x 5 5/8 in.); Miniature: 17.2 x 9.5 cm (6 3/4 x 3 3/4 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

	Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer, Beverly Hills, CA, partial sale and gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: –2018
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2018–
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Brilliantly set off against a flat red ground, Krishna’s blue body is the focus of the brown cow, lured to the god by the melody of his flute. Even the plantain and cypress trees seem to point in his direction. The figural style of the artists of this Rajput kingdom effortlessly shows the head turned in one direction, while the feet point the opposite way, contributing to Krishna’s superhuman appearance. <br><br>Below, a herdsman struggles to manage a spotted cow in front of a temple with a linga, a stylized phallic form that identifies the presence of the Hindu god Shiva. This fluting scene refers to Krishna’s coming of age as a cowherd.
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IMAGES

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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.157/2018.157_print.jpg
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