“Krishna Slays Kuvalayapida” (1765-70), tempera, opaque pigments on paper with gold pigment. Credit - Luhring Augustine with Francesca Galloway
Court, Epic, Spirit: Indian Art 15th-19th Century at Luhring Augustine with Francesca Galloway
My favorite piece in this museum-quality exhibition — one that includes Rajasthani textiles, Mughal sandstone and centuries’ worth of luminous miniature paintings — is an image of Krishna defeating a rampaging elephant named Kuvalayapida. Framed against a grassy field and two receding walls, the elegant blue god presses his enormous gray adversary down to his knees with a single hand. Through March 24 at Luhring Augustine TriBeCa, 17 White Street, Manhattan
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