1983.92: Krishna and Radha Enthroned with Five Maidservants

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1983.92

Title

Krishna and Radha Enthroned with Five Maidservants

Classification

Paintings

Work Type

painting

Date

c. 1750

Places

Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kishangarh

Culture

Indian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/216216

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; Kishangarh Style

Dimensions

15.24 x 10.48 cm (6 x 4 1/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Stuart Cary Welch, Jr. in honor of Benjamin Rowland

Accession Year

1983

Object Number

1983.92

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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Descriptions

Description

Enthroned among lush, dense trees bearing fruits and flowers is Krishna, the eighth avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, and his consort, Radha. Both wear elaborately-decorated dress and jewelry. Both sit with their right legs bent. Krishna wears a long flower garland and an extravagant gold crown topped with a large ornament that resembles fanned out peacock feathers. His left arm is around Radha’s shoulder as he gazes at her. She looks downward, with her right hand holding the bottom edge of her headscarf while her left holds a blossom. Five maidservants flank their gold throne, three on the left and two on the right. The two maidservants closest to Krishna and Radha hold large fans. In front of the throne are parrots and a small, crane-like bird. Rajput Style.

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