# Krishna summoning the cows

- Date: c. 1780–90
- Medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: Overall: 24.3 x 27 cm (9 9/16 x 10 5/8 in.); with borders: 25.1 x 30.5 cm (9 7/8 x 12 in.)
- Culture: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms
- Credit line: Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1989.339)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/cma/1989.339/1989.339_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

As a child, Krishna grew up in a community of cow herders. He is distinguished as supernatural by his blue-colored skin and his ability to mystically draw the cows to the sound of his flute. His brother, Balarama, has white skin and wears the herdsmen’s cloak over his head and carries a red herding staff.