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Adoration of young Krishna

c. 1720–25

Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Medium
gum tempera on paper
Measurements
Page: 29.2 x 21.6 cm (11 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.); Image: 23.6 x 16.6 cm (9 5/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.97
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Krishna is holding a rattle in his right hand.

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The painting shows Krishna being worshipped under a pipal tree by a group of Shaivite devotees, recognized by the horizontal marks on their foreheads. Krishna is clad in a yellow Mughal jama, or belted Central Asian tunic, instead of the wrapped Indian lower garment (dhoti) traditionally associated with Krishna. The tree has been decorated with garlands and scarves to attract auspicious and divine benevolence.
A vertically oriented tempera painting depicts the blue-skinned god Krishna seated under a tree draped with white garlands. To our left, a man in white and two women in red offer a white cloth. To our right, a woman in red holds a pink whisk. In the foreground, three light-skinned children stand on a green field. A thick red border frames the entire composition.

Adoration of young Krishna

c. 1720–25

Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

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