克里希纳·拉贾戈帕拉斯瓦米，牛群之王 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	克里希纳·拉贾戈帕拉斯瓦米，牛群之王
品名（英）	Krishna Rajagopalaswamy, king of the cowherds
入馆年号	2022年，2022.305
策展部门	亚洲艺术（Asian Art）
创作者	Tirupati School, South India
创作年份	公元 1768 - 公元 1799
创作地区
分类	绘画（Paintings）
尺寸	图像: 10 9/16 × 7 1/2 英寸 (26.8 × 19 厘米)
介绍（中）	这幅小巧的画作庆祝克里希纳是牛郎之王——这是泰米尔纳德邦曼纳尔古迪的拉贾戈帕拉斯瓦米神庙独有的神性形式。这是一部温柔的奉献作品，立即庆祝克里希纳作为奶牛的田园保护者。这幅强大的图像以看似民间的风格绘制，掩盖了其复杂性，很可能是在安得拉邦南部伟大的Vaishnava寺庙和朝圣中心Tirupati绘制的，作为庆祝克里希纳童年和青年的系列的一部分。他戴着牛郎特有的头巾，漫不经心地靠在拐杖上，左手握着一把拳击匕首;在他的右边，他拿着一朵莲花和一根牧民的鞭子。这种带有蛇形终端的风格化蛇形装置在这里具有皇家权杖的地位。他的左肩上挂着一把弓;另一个箭袋后面可见。在他的寺庙里过夜祈祷的奉献者相信他们获得的功德相当于赠送1000头奶牛！
介绍（英）	This diminutive painting celebrates Krishna as king of the cowherds—a form of the divinity unique to the Rajagopalaswamy temple in Mannargudi in Tamil Nadu. It is a work of tender devotion, immediate in its celebration of Krishna as the pastoral protector of cows. Painted in a seemingly folkish style that belies its sophistication, this powerful image was likely painted in Tirupati, the great Vaishnava temple and pilgrimage center in southern Andhra Pradesh as part of a series celebrating the childhood and youth of Krishna. Wearing the distinctive turban of a cowherd and leaning nonchalantly on a crutch, he grasps a punch-dagger in his left hand; in his right he holds a lotus and a herdsman’s whip. This stylized serpentine device with a snake terminal here assumes the status of a royal scepter. A bow is slung over his left shoulder; a quiver is visible behind the other. Devotees who stay overnight in prayer at his temple believe they earn merit equivalent to gifting 1000 cows!