Gates of the Lord: The Tradition of Krishna Paintings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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