Northern India, Pahari kingdoms / c. 1780–90
Krishna summoning the cows
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Krishna summoning the cows as painting (Northern India, Pahari kingdoms · c. 1780–90).
The river Jamma, also known as the Yamuna or Jumna, flows across the foreground.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this painting as Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper.
The museum's collection notes: As a child, Krishna grew up in a community of cow herders. He is distinguished as supernatural by his blue-colored skin and his ability to mystically draw the cows to the sound of his flute. His brother, Balarama, has white skin and wears the herdsmen’s cloak over his head and carries a red herding staff.
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