Radha and Krishna

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Mandi (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Radha and Krishna walking home in the rain. Krishna carries an umbrella and covers Radha with his cowherd's shawl. A peacock, symbolising romance, is passing before them.

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Categories	Paintings Hinduism Religion Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project SCRAN
Object type	Painting
Title	Radha and Krishna (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Painted in opaque watercolour on paper Opaque Watercolour Paint Paper Painting
Brief description	Painting, Radha and Krishna in the rain, opaque watercolour on paper, Mandi, ca. 1830-1840
Physical description	Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Radha and Krishna walking home in the rain. Krishna carries an umbrella and covers Radha with his cowherd's shawl. A peacock, symbolising romance, is passing before them.
Dimensions	Page height: 242mm (maximum) Page width: 195mm Image within innermost painted borders height: 222mm (maximum) Image within innermost painted borders width: 176mm (maximum) 17/07/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; painted borders irregular in shape.
Content description	Radha and Krishna walking home in the rain. Krishna carries an umbrella and covers Radha with his cowherd's shawl. A peacock, symbolizing romance, is passing before them.
Styles	Pahari Mandi
Credit line	Purchased with the assistance of Lady Rothenstein and Art Fund
Object history	Previously in the Rothenstein Collection
Subjects depicted	Deities Umbrella Peacock Lovers 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. 367, cat. no. 71
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.145-1951

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Record created	November 5, 2002
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O69255/radha-and-krishna-painting-unknown/

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