The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 19, 2025
Krishna Stealing Curds
late 1700s
Overall: 27.7 x 19.3 cm (10 7/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1966.28
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
Krishna’s brother Balarama holds a snake, since he is an incarnation of Vishnu’s cosmic serpent.Description
As a toddler growing up in a rural cowherding community, Krishna loved to eat the dairy products his parents attempted to keep out of his reach. With bold rounded contours and modeling, the blue-skinned Krishna totters precariously on a ladder, while his irate foster mother brandishes a stick at him.- ?–1966(J.J. Klejman [1906–1995], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)1966–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Leach, Linda York. Indian Miniature Paintings and Drawings. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1986. cat. no. 101i
- Life and Exploits of Krishna in Indian Paintings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 1, 2021-February 6, 2022).Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (August 13, 2003–February 18, 2004).
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