Akrura Drives Krishna and Balarama to Mathura (Isarda Bhagavata Purana)
c. 1560–1570
Maker Unknown
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Akrura Drives Krishna and Balarama to Mathura (Isarda Bhagavata Purana), c. 1560–1570. India, Rajasthan (Delhi/Agra), 16th century. Ink and color on paper; overall: 19.3 x 25.7 cm (7 5/8 x 10 1/8 in.); with mat: 36.3 x 49 cm (14 5/16 x 19 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1971.234
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 19.3 x 25.7 cm (7 5/8 x 10 1/8 in.); with mat: 36.3 x 49 cm (14 5/16 x 19 5/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: recto across top: (translated) Akura having left the women weeping, rose up and drove the chariot.; verso: Fol. 38, Akura goes to Mathura
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 1971.234
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Exhibitions
- Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art, <em>Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 4-August 5, 2003)., <em>Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 20-August 18, 2004).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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