The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of May 10, 2024
Yasoda with Krishna Churning Butter
c. 1890
Secondary Support: 51.3 x 35.6 cm (20 3/16 x 14 in.); Painting only: 45 x 27.8 cm (17 11/16 x 10 15/16 in.)
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
The Hindu god Krishna eats butter, like the sacrificial fire into which Brahman priests pour ghee.Description
Yashoda, wife of the head of the cowherd village, raised Krishna from infancy. She is shown here churning milk into butter, while the mischievous toddler Krishna tips his hand in the pot to steal the rich cream. Kalighat paintings were made for pilgrims to take home and keep on domestic shrines. Made swiftly on inexpensive paper, they are a genre of art available to a wide swath of people.- ?–2003William E. Ward [1922–2004], Solon, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art2003–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Life and Exploits of Krishna in Indian Paintings (Indian art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 1, 2021-February 6, 2022).
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