Harvard Art Museums > 1984.460: Krishna Leaving Radha's Palace, folio from a Rasikapriya series Manuscripts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Krishna Leaving Radha's Palace, folio from a Rasikapriya series , 1984.460,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/216182. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1984.460 Title Krishna Leaving Radha's Palace, folio from a Rasikapriya series Classification Manuscripts Work Type manuscript folio Date c. 1660-1680 Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Bundi Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/216182 Physical Descriptions Medium Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; Rajput Style Dimensions 38.5 x 25 cm (15 3/16 x 9 13/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer Accession Year 1984 Object Number 1984.460 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Radha stands at the center of her palace’s terrace, flanked by two columns. On the right is a female attendant that holds a peacock feather fan about Radha’s head. Radha’s arms are outstretched, gesturing towards Krishna who is on the right. He turns back to face Radha, his left arm raised. He wears a large gold crown that is topped with three large lotus blossoms. He wears a long orange jama (robe), pearls, and a long garland of white flowers. He is bedecked with strands of pearls, earrings, anklets, and bracelets. Peering from a window on the top right is a female attendant. Large blossoms and trees peer from behind the palace complex. At the top of the painting is a solid yellow block that contains black text written in the Braj language. It states: [The Nayika speaks to the Nayak:] O Krishna! You are a nice person and after locking your gaze with other women you fall in love with them as you have a tendency to fall in love with any woman you meet. I know that you consider others as gullible as you are. Why don’t you go to that person where you go every day after dressing up? Do go there and enjoy yourself. Do not look at me in despair. You have fallen in my esteem and if you continue to behave this way you will fall even further. (3.36) The painting is surrounded by thick, red borders. Exhibition History Pavilions of Love: A Ritual Space in Indian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/10/2007 - 09/23/2007 32Q: 2590 South and Southeast Asia, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/26/2017 - 11/08/2017 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
