id: 314498 accession number: 2018.192 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.192 updated: 2023-09-08 11:16:54.855000 Nanda and the Elders in Council with the Cowherds, from a Bhagavata Purana, c. 1690–1700. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner. Gum tempera, silver, and gold on paper; page: 30 x 38 cm (11 13/16 x 14 15/16 in.); miniature: 22.5 x 31.1 cm (8 7/8 x 12 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.192 title: Nanda and the Elders in Council with the Cowherds, from a Bhagavata Purana title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1690–1700 creation date earliest: 1680 creation date latest: 1710 current location: creditline: Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund copyright: --- culture: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner technique: Gum tempera, silver, and gold on paper department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art collection: Indian Art type: Painting find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Page: 30 x 38 cm (11 13/16 x 14 15/16 in.); Miniature: 22.5 x 31.1 cm (8 7/8 x 12 1/4 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: a[dhyāye] 26 pāno. naṃda ji āgai gopa śrī kasna kī asatudī karai bai translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Paintings of Bikaner – Indian Gallery 242 Rotation opening date: 2019-11-07T05:00:00 Paintings of Bikaner – Indian Gallery 242 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 7, 2019-April 5, 2020). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: Each of the cowherd boys wears a different color hood. digital description: The glowing hues and exquisite treatment of the figures and vegetation transport the viewer to the mythic realm of the Hindu god Krishna. Nanda, the lead elder of the cowherder village, sits amid the village council, larger than the others. After witnessing the divine and superhuman activities of Krishna, the cowherders approached Nanda and asked him for an explanation. wall description: The glowing hues and exquisite treatment of the figures and vegetation transport the viewer to the
mythic realm of the Hindu god Krishna. Nanda, the lead elder of the cowherder village, sits amid the village council, larger than the others. He is suggesting that the villagers move homes, seen in the distance, to another remote village site, where demons that had been besieging them might not find them. A charming cluster of sherbet-hued cows at the left identify their profession.

Librarians at the Rajput court of Bikaner affixed salmon-colored borders on paintings in the collection. At times, they were pasted onto glass windows for viewing, marring the sides. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.192/2018.192_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.192/2018.192_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.192/2018.192_full.tif