id:			314115
accession number:	2018.85
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.85
updated:		2026-01-22 16:46:49.508000

Krishna and Balarama touching the feet of Vasudeva and Devaki, from the “Vertical” Bhagavata Purana, c. 1700–1725. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera, gold, and silver on paper; page: 28.5 x 21.6 cm (11 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.); image: 24.3 x 16.5 cm (9 9/16 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.85

title:				Krishna and Balarama touching the feet of Vasudeva and Devaki, from the “Vertical” Bhagavata Purana
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creation date:			c. 1700–1725
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1725
current location:		242B Indian Painting
creditline:			Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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culture:	Northern India, Pahari kingdoms
technique:	Gum tempera, gold, and silver on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Page: 28.5 x 21.6 cm (11 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.); Image: 24.3 x 16.5 cm (9 9/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
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	inscription:	vāsudeve tatha devakīyā de pera baṃdadā hoyā
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Indian Gallery 242 Rotation
	opening date:   2018-09-10T04:00:00
	<i>Indian Gallery 242 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 10, 2018-April 7, 2019).

	title:		Pahari Paintings: Art and Stories
	opening date:   2026-01-18T05:00:00
	<i>Pahari Paintings: Art and Stories</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 18-September 13, 2026).

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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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