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Akrura Drives Krishna and Balarama to Mathura, from the “Isarda Bhagavata Purana”
The Cleveland Museum of Art · John L. Severance Fund
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Akrura Drives Krishna and Balarama to Mathura, from the “Isarda Bhagavata Purana”

c. 1560–70

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?–1971

(N. V. Hammer, Inc., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)

1971–

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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(N. V. Hammer, Inc., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art. Nara National Museum (organizer) (February 21-March 29, 1998); Suntory Museum of Art (April 28-June 21, 1998). Indian Painting of the 1500s: Continuities and Transformations. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 15, 2025-January 11, 2026). Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 4-August 5, 2003). Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 20-August 18, 2004).

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A page from a Hindu manuscript shows the dark-skinned Krishna and his white-skinned brother leaving their companions in the cowherd village where they grew up. They are on their way to confront their evil uncle who killed their siblings and imprisoned their parents. Their gestures urgently indicate the direction of their journey. A preference for the color pink in the sky, chariot, and garments distinguishes this work from those of pre-Mughal creation.

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