The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 14, 2025
Pradyumna and Mayavati Fly to Dvaraka, from the Large Basohli Bhagavata Purana
c. 1760–65
Image: 28.1 x 38.5 cm (11 1/16 x 15 3/16 in.); Overall: 30.5 x 41.2 cm (12 x 16 1/4 in.)
Location: Not on view
Description
A goddess who can fly, Mayavati brings her lover Pradyumna to be reunited with his parents for the first time since he was an infant, when he was kidnapped by a demon who was her husband. Having just slain the demon, they can be together and return to the palace where he was born. Pradyumna is the son of Krishna, and also an incarnation of the god of love, Kama. Mayavati is an incarnation of Rati, the goddess of erotic love. Later, Pradyumna also marries his cousin Rukmavati.- ?–1973(John D. MacDonald, Cambridge, MA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)1973–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Real, William A. “Exploring New Applications for Infrared Reflectography.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 72, no. 8 (December 1985): 390–412. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 411, pl. IV www.jstor.org
- Supernatural Love - Indian Gallery 242 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 1-September 9, 2019).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1971.93