The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Nanda and the Elders in Council with the Cowherds, from a Bhagavata Purana
c. 1690–1700
Page: 30 x 38 cm (11 13/16 x 14 15/16 in.); Miniature: 22.5 x 31.1 cm (8 7/8 x 12 1/4 in.)
Location: not on view
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Each of the cowherd boys wears a different color hood.Description
The glowing hues and exquisite treatment of the figures and vegetation transport the viewer to the mythic realm of the Hindu god Krishna. Nanda, the lead elder of the cowherder village, sits amid the village council, larger than the others. After witnessing the divine and superhuman activities of Krishna, the cowherders approached Nanda and asked him for an explanation.- Paintings of Bikaner – Indian Gallery 242 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 7, 2019-April 5, 2020).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.192