1973.153: Krishna and Radha Converse while Gopis Swim (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Satsaiya (Seven Hundred Verses) series
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1973.153
- Title
- Krishna and Radha Converse while Gopis Swim (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Satsaiya (Seven Hundred Verses) series
- Classification
- Manuscripts
- Work Type
- manuscript folio
- Date
- 18th century
- Places
- Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Mewar
- Culture
- Indian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/216290
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; Rajput Style, Mewar School
- Dimensions
- 22.23 x 19.05 cm (8 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Kenneth Galbraith
- Accession Year
- 1973
- Object Number
- 1973.153
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- The recto side of this folio features Krishna, the eighth avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu who is worshipped as a deity in his own right, conversing with Radha, his consort. They stand at the bank of a river while four gopis (milkmaids) swim. Piles of clothes flank a tree with large fronds. Rajput Style, Mewar School.
Exhibition History
- The Arts of Krishna Bhakti, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 03/09/1983 - 05/01/1983
Verification Level
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