# Krishna Vanquishing the Crane-Demon Bakasura

- Date: late 1700s
- Medium: gum tempera and gold on paper
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: Overall: 27.8 x 19.7 cm (10 15/16 x 7 3/4 in.)
- Culture: Southern India, Andhra Pradesh, Tirupati
- Credit line: John L. Severance Fund
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.29)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/cma/1966.29/1966.29_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The Hindu god Vishnu incarnated himself as Krishna in response to pleadings from the Earth goddess to rid her of a wicked king. The king sent demons of many forms to assassinate Krishna, who effortlessly destroyed them. The South Indian artist effectively used a diagonal composition to show the cause and effect of Krishna’s assault and the fall of the defeated demon.