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Krishna and Radha

Painting
ca. 1810 - ca. 1825 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Kangra (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Krishna detaining Radha as she attempts to leave the room. The bright royal blue of the cushions, and the strong yellow of Krishna's dhoti appear to be later additions.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Hinduism
Religion
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
TitleKrishna and Radha (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Opaque Watercolour
Paint
Paper
Painted
Brief description
Painting, Krishna detaining Radha, School of Sajnu, opaque watercolour on paper, Mandi, ca. 1810-1825
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Krishna detaining Radha as she attempts to leave the room. The bright royal blue of the cushions, and the strong yellow of Krishna's dhoti appear to be later additions.
Dimensions
  • Page height: 250mm (maximum)
  • Page width: 196mm (maximum)
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 223mm (maximum)
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 174mm (maximum)
17/07/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object and borders irregular in shape.
Content description
Krishna detaining Radha.
Styles
Mandi
Pahari
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of Lady Rothenstein and Art Fund
Object history
Previously in the Rothenstein Collection.
Subjects depicted
Deities
Krishna
Radha
Bibliographic reference
Indian paintings from the Punjab Hills : a survey and history of Pahari miniature painting / by W. G. Archer ; foreword by Sherman E. Lee. London :Delhi: Sotheby Parke Bernet ;Oxford University Press, 1973 Number: 0856670022 p. 365, cat. no. 56
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.146-1951

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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