Harvard Art Museums > 2011.96: Krishna Fluting in the Forest Albums Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Krishna Fluting in the Forest , 2011.96,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/216985. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2011.96 Title Krishna Fluting in the Forest Classification Albums Work Type album folio Date c. 1720-1740 Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/216985 Physical Descriptions Medium Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; Rajput Style, Jaipur School Dimensions 29.4 x 22 cm (11 9/16 x 8 11/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Stuart Cary Welch, Jr. Collection, New Hampshire (by 1965-2011), sold; through [Sotheby’s, London, 5/31/2011, lot 48]; to Harvard Art Museums, 2011. Notes: This painting came to Harvard Art Museums on 1 April 1969 as temporary loan TL17444.118, and in 1983 was designated as long term loan, 462.1983. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Richard Norton Memorial Fund in honor of Peter F. Soriano, in appreciation for his leadership as Chair of the Harvard Art Museums’ Collections Committee from 2005 to 2011 Accession Year 2011 Object Number 2011.96 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description In the center of this painting, Krishna, the eighth avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu who is worshipped as a deity in his own right, stands on the bank of a river filled with water lilies. Fluting, he faces leftward toward the sun, surrounded by trees and flowers. The painting may represent verses in the Bhagavat Purana, when Krishna summons the gopis (milkmaids). Rajput style, Jaipur school. Publication History Indian Painting 15th-19th Centuries: From the Collections of Mrs. John F. Kennedy, John Kenneth Galbraith, Stuart Cary Welch, Fogg Art Museum, exh. cat. (Boston, 1965), Cat. #31 Exhibition History India: From Tribe to Court, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 07/23/1981 - 07/23/1981 The Music Room, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/1984 - 11/11/1984 The Grace of White: Indian Paintings and Objects, 16th-19th Centuries, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/23/1994 - 09/29/1994 Recent Acquisitions, Part II: Building the Collection, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/19/2012 - 09/29/2012 32Q: 2590 South and Southeast Asia, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/05/2022 - 10/31/2022 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
