'Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan' Canvas Cloth Print, c.1700
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Krishna holds Mount Govardhan aloft on one finger, shielding the cowherders below from the torrential rains sent by Indra, king of the gods. Indra had been enraged when Krishna persuaded his community to redirect their annual offerings away from the deity and toward the mountain itself. The storm was his response. The lifting of the mountain was Krishna's answer — effortless, complete, and humiliating to the god who had sent the rain.
The scene is drawn from the Bhagavata Purana and comes from a rare illustrated Persian translation of that text — an object that speaks to the cross-cultural exchange of the Mughal period, when Sanskrit devotional texts were translated, studied, and painted for courtly audiences across faiths and languages.
The painting is from the Deccan region of southern India, and carries the visual hallmarks of that tradition: a vertical composition, elaborate registers, and a palette that combines Mughal clarity with Deccani intensity. Below the four-armed Krishna, Indra kneels in complete surrender.
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- The frames shown are for display purposes only and are not included with the artwork.
- As these are made-to-order designer pieces, expect minor colour variations from the displayed artwork.
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