# Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan, in 18th-century India

An unrecorded Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Kingdom of Kangra artist painted this in about 1780–90. It is now at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

From the museum's label:

> Krishna supports Mount Govardhan with nothing but his little finger as he gazes into the eyes of his favorite cowherd girl, Radha, and pats the head of a child. His brother Balarama, with white skin and a blue garment, adds further support with a staff.

_Text from the Cleveland Museum of Art._

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## The work

- Date: c. 1780–90
- Medium: gum tempera and gold on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 20.6 x 14 cm (8 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.); with borders: 21.6 x 15.2 cm (8 1/2 x 6 in.)
- Type: Painting
- Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 2001.45
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

Unrecorded Indian maker

## Walk on

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