Radha
Painting
ca. 1660 - ca. 1670 (made)
ca. 1660 - ca. 1670 (made)
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This painting is from a series illustrating the Rasamanjari or 'blossom-cluster of delight' by the poet Bhanudatta, which describes and classifies the behaviour of lovers. An inscription in Takri (a script used in the Punjab Hills) labels the heroine as 'she who lies dazed or stupefied'. On the back, Sanskrit verses from the Rasamanjari describe her motionless state and continue, 'there is no difference between her and a painting on canvas, unless the ripple of a thrill is awakened in her on hearing your name'. Here, the lovers are depicted as Radha and Krishna.
This series of paintings is one of the earliest painted in a distinctly Pahari ('Hill') manner. Iridescent green beetle wing-case fragments were used to represent jewels.
This series of paintings is one of the earliest painted in a distinctly Pahari ('Hill') manner. Iridescent green beetle wing-case fragments were used to represent jewels.
Object details
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| Title | Radha (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Radha stupefied, opaque watercolour on paper, Basohli, ca. 1660-1670 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Krishna in an orange-red dhoti with saffron Vaishnava markings on his arms and face anxiously converses with a maid about Radha who has fallen upon the bed in a faint. Radha wears a green and white skirt and red bodice. |
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| Content description | Krishna in an orange-red dhoti with saffron Vaishnava markings on his arms and face anxiously converses with a maid about Radha who has fallen upon the bed in a faint. Radha wears a green and white skirt and red bodice. |
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| Gallery label | RADHA STUPEFIED
Opaque water-colour and gold on paper with applied beetle wing-case fragments
Basohli, Punjab Hills
c.1660-70
IS.122-1951
From the collection of Sir William Rothenstein. Purchased with the assistance of Lady Rothenstein and the National Art Collections Fund.
From a series of paintings illustrating the Rasamanjari or 'blossom-cluster of delight' by the poet Bhanudatta, which describes and classifies the behaviour of lovers. An inscription in Takri labels the heroine as 'she who lies dazed or stupefied'. On the back, Sanskrit verses from the Rasamanjari describe her motionless state and continue, 'there is no difference between her and a painting on canvas, unless the ripple of a thrill is awakened in her on hearing your name'. Here, the lovers are depicted as Radha and Krishna.
This series of paintings is one of the earliest painted in a distinctly Pahari ('Hill') manner.(06/2008) |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of Lady Rothenstein and Art Fund |
| Object history | From the collection of Sir William Rothenstein. Purchased with the assistance of Lady Rothenstein and the National Art Collections Fund. |
| Historical context | From a series of paintings illustrating the Rasamanjari or 'blossom-cluster of delight by the poet Bhanudatta, which describes and classifies the behaviour of lovers. An inscription in Takri labels the heroine as 'she who lies dazed or stupefied'. On the back, Sanskrit verses from the Rasamanjari describe her motionless state and continue, 'there is no difference between her and a painting on canvas, unless the ripple of a thrill is awakened in her on hearing your name'. Here, the lovers are depicted as Radha and Krishna. This series of paintings is one of the earliest painted in a distinctly Pahari ('Hill') manner. |
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| Summary | This painting is from a series illustrating the Rasamanjari or 'blossom-cluster of delight' by the poet Bhanudatta, which describes and classifies the behaviour of lovers. An inscription in Takri (a script used in the Punjab Hills) labels the heroine as 'she who lies dazed or stupefied'. On the back, Sanskrit verses from the Rasamanjari describe her motionless state and continue, 'there is no difference between her and a painting on canvas, unless the ripple of a thrill is awakened in her on hearing your name'. Here, the lovers are depicted as Radha and Krishna. This series of paintings is one of the earliest painted in a distinctly Pahari ('Hill') manner. Iridescent green beetle wing-case fragments were used to represent jewels. |
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| Accession number | IS.122-1951 |
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| Record created | July 20, 2000 |
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