Revealing Krishna

Revealing Krishna
Christian Fischer, Sonya Rhie Mace, Bertrand Porte, Choulean Ang, Pierre Baptiste, Socheat Chea, Beth Edelstein, Colleen Snyder, Amaris Sturm, Thierry Zephir
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Paperback
h216 x 216mm - 192pg
18 Oct 2021 UK
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9781911282785
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Focuses on a remarkable, over life-size sculpture of Krishna, an incarnation of Vishnu, in one of the earliest sculptural representations known from Cambodia. The sculpture of Krishna lifting Mount Govardhan is one of the highlights of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Dating from c 600 CE, its story, meanings and depictions in the art of India and Southeast Asia are discussed in this new volume with reference to images of the ideal ruler, protector of the realm, and clan hero. The authors delve into several fascinating aspects behind the sculpture. These include locating the sculpture in the context of the other seven monumental sculptures from the same site, how it would have been dramatically installed in a cave sanctuary amid the delta floodplains, and its connections with the nearby royal center of Angkor Borei. Furthermore, the authors relate the compelling life story of the object from the colonial period to the present day, showing how geo-political and social changes affected the process of conservation and reconstruction. AUTHORS: Sonya Rhie Mace is George P. Bickford Curator of Indian and Southeast Asian Art, Cleveland Museum of Art. Bertrand Porte is sculpture conservator, Ecole francaise d' Extreme - Orient in Phnom Penh. 115 colour illustrations
Sonya Rhie Mace is George P. Bickford Curator of Indian and Southeast Asian Art, Cleveland Museum of Art Bertrand Porte is sculpture conservator, Ecole francaise d' Extreme-Orient in Phnom Penh Choulean Ang is professor of Historical Anthropology, Faculty of Archaeology, Royal University of Fine Arts, Phnom Penh Pierre Baptiste is curator of Southeast Asian Art, National Museum of Asian Arts, Guimet, Paris Socheat Chea is sculpture conservator, National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh Beth Edelstein is objects conservator, Cleveland Museum of Art Christian Fischer is co-director, UCLA/Getty Conservation Interdepartmental Program, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, Los Angeles Colleen Snyder is associate objects conservator, Cleveland Museum of Art Amaris Sturm is Mellon Fellow, Objects Conservation, Cleveland Museum of Art Thierry Zephir is project manager for Southeast Asia, National Museum of Asian Arts, Guimet, Paris
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ISBN-13: 9781911282785
Published: 18 Oct 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: D Giles
Publisher: D Giles
Format: Paperback
Height: 216mm
Width: 216mm
Pages: 192

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