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Radha and Krishna

Painting
1768 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Radha and Krishna standing together on a lotus. placed on a terrace of red and green chequers. Krishna is blue, crowned and wears a gold brocade jacket and yellow trousers; he holds a flute in his left hand and embraces Radha's shoulders with his right arm. She wears a yellow choli, red sari, and red and green striped skirt. Two white cows are on their right; behind is a flat landscape of river and low-lying fields, from the sky small celestial beings, in gold, shower down flowers upon them.


Object details

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Object type
TitleRadha and Krishna (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper, with gold details
Brief description
Painting, Radha and Krishna, opaque watercolour on paper, Rajasthan, possibly Jaipur, 1768
Physical description
Painting, opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Radha and Krishna standing together on a lotus. placed on a terrace of red and green chequers. Krishna is blue, crowned and wears a gold brocade jacket and yellow trousers; he holds a flute in his left hand and embraces Radha's shoulders with his right arm. She wears a yellow choli, red sari, and red and green striped skirt. Two white cows are on their right; behind is a flat landscape of river and low-lying fields, from the sky small celestial beings, in gold, shower down flowers upon them.
Dimensions
  • Height: 407mm
  • Width: 285mm
08/05/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
Radha and Krishna standing together on a lotus. placed on a terrace of red and green chequers.
Style
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs. Grace S. Anderson in memory of her husband John Anderson, M. D., C. E. O., F. R. S.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IM.24-1917

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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