Radha and Krishna
Painting
19th century (made)
19th century (made)
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Painting, opaque watercolour on paper, Radha and Krishna are shown seated on a floorspread on a terrace at night, with a large bolster behind them. Krishna, with customary blue skin, reaches out to lift Radha's veil, while she touches his arm with her left hand.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Radha and Krishna (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Radha and Krishna, opaque watercolour on paper, Kishangarh, 19th century after a ca. 1760 original |
| Physical description | Painting, opaque watercolour on paper, Radha and Krishna are shown seated on a floorspread on a terrace at night, with a large bolster behind them. Krishna, with customary blue skin, reaches out to lift Radha's veil, while she touches his arm with her left hand. |
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| Content description | Radha and Krishna are shown seated on a floorspread on a terrace at night, with a large bolster behind them. Krishna, with customary blue skin, reaches out to lift Radha's veil, while she touches his arm with her left hand. |
| Style | |
| Object history | IS. 90 to 128-1954 were purchased for £150, from Maggs Bros. |
| Production | 19th century version of an original painting of ca. 1760 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Khanna, Balraj; Krishna: The Divine Lover, South Bank Centre, London 1997, ISBN 1 85332 166 4
cat. no. 78 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.90-1954 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2003 |
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