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Gates of the Lord: The Tradition of Krishna Paintings

Art Institute of Chicago

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This fall, the Art Institute of Chicago offers a glimpse into one of the world’s most intimate religious traditions. Bringing together over 100 artworks from private and public collections in India and the United States, Gates of the Lord: The Tradition of Krishna Paintings is the first major U.S. exhibition to explore the unique visual culture of the Pushtimarg, a Hindu denomination from Western India. Read more.

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(late 18th or early 19th century), Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.

Krishna Fluting for the Gopis (late 18th or early 19th century), Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. The Art Institute of Chicago.

(16th century), Page from a manuscript of the 'Bhagavatapurana', Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
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Yashoda Chastises Her Foster Son, the Youthful Krishna (16th century), Page from a manuscript of the ‘Bhagavatapurana’, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
. The Art Institute of Chicago

(late 19th century), Nathdwara, Rajasthan, India.

Pichvai for Morakuti (late 19th century), Nathdwara, Rajasthan, India. Photo courtesy of TAPI Collection.

(early 19th century), Nathdwara, Rajasthan, India.

Pratham Milan, Shrinathji Revealing Himself to Vallabhacharya on Mount Govardhan (early 19th century), Nathdwara, Rajasthan, India. The Art Institute of Chicago.

(first quarter of the 19th century), Nathdwara, Rajasthan, India.

Dauji II Performing Arati on Sharada Purnima
 (first quarter of the 19th century), Nathdwara, Rajasthan, India. Amit Ambalal Collection. Photo: Anuj Ambalal.

(late 19th century), Gujarat, India.

Pichvai with Krishna Fluting (late 19th century), Gujarat, India. Amit Ambalal Collection. Photo: Anuj Ambalal.

(first quarter of the 19th century), Nathdwara, Rajasthan, India.

Shrinathji Accepts a Mughal Shringar (first quarter of the 19th century), Nathdwara, Rajasthan, India. Amit Ambalal Collection. Photo: Anuj Ambalal.

(detail; 19th or early 20th century), Gujarat, India.

Pichvai for Gopashtami (detail; 19th or early 20th century), Gujarat, India. Photo courtesy of TAPI Collection

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