Krishna Defeats Trinavarta, the Demon Whirlwind, from a Bhagavata Purana (Book of the Lord)
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Period
ca. 1520 -
Geography
Delhi-Agra, North India -
Material
Opaque watercolor and ink on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 18.4 x 23.9 cm (7 1/4 x 9 7/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1987.4 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1987.4
Object Details
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School/Tradition
Pre-Mughal school -
Description
The painting depicts the attack of the demon Trinavarta in the form of a tornado on Yasoda's baby (Krishna), whom he carried into the air. The demon was then strangled by Krishna and falls down dead. Krishna appears twice, once within the whirlwind and again standing unharmed before his mother and the adoring gopis. -
Inscriptions
Recto: "Sa Mitharam" in Davanagari, identity unknown, but possibly the patron.Text: Bhagavata Purana.Verso: 14 lines of Sanskrit. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Worlds within Worlds: Imperial Paintings from India and Iran (July 28 to September 16, 2012)The Adventures of Hamza (June 26 to September 29, 2002)Masterworks of Indian Painting (December 13, 1997 to June 13, 1998)Female Imagery in Indian Painting (February 9 to August 5, 1996)South and South East Asian Art (May 9, 1993 to February 7, 2000) -
Origin
Delhi-Agra, North India -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Painting -
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