Harvard Art Museums > 1995.75: Krishna, Radha, and the Gopis Meet a Young Prince Paintings 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, Radha, and the Gopis Meet a Young Prince (Unknown Artist) , 1995.75,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Sep 24, 2023, https://hvrd.art/o/310687. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1995.75 People Unknown Artist Title Krishna, Radha, and the Gopis Meet a Young Prince Classification Paintings Work Type painting Date c. 1650 Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Mewar Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/310687 Physical Descriptions Medium Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; Rajput Style, Mewar School Dimensions 21.7 x 19 cm (8 9/16 x 7 1/2 in.) framed: 48.58 x 38.42 x 2.22 cm (19 1/8 x 15 1/8 x 7/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: Language: Braj Script: Devanagari Rasamandala kirata racyo de gopi sikha dena radha sanga liye raskiana bhaye hari autaradhyana guna sagara rupa nidhana 13 On the reverse, the number: 25 Krishna arranged the rasa dance fr the pleasure of the gopis. He [Krishna], who is the ocean of virtue and of beauty, then disappeared. Provenance Recorded Ownership History Stuart Cary Welch (by 1969), sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1995. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift in gratitude to John Coolidge, Gift of Leslie Cheek, Jr., Anonymous Fund in memory of Henry Berg, Louise Haskell Daly, Alpheus Hyatt, Richard Norton Memorial Funds and through the generosity of Albert H. Gordon and Emily Rauh Pulitzer; formerly in the collection of Stuart Cary Welch, Jr. Accession Year 1995 Object Number 1995.75 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 Within a large red circle with a yellow border is Krishna, the blue-skinned, eighth avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu who is revered as a deity in his own right. He is crowned and bare-chested. His right arm is over his consort, Radha’s, shoulder. Behind them is a group of gopis (milkmaids). They all face a young prince, his royal status denoted by the large fan he carries. Below them are two female musicians one plays the symbols, while the other plays the mridagam, a type of drum. Rajput Style, Mewar School. Publication History Stuart Cary Welch and Milo Cleveland Beach, Gods, Thrones, and Peacocks Northern Indian Painting from Two Traditions, exh. cat., Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (New York, NY, 1965), page 64/figure 14 Elizabeth Finch, ed., Rajasthani Miniatures: The Welch Collection from the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, exh. cat., The Drawing Center (New York, NY, 1997), page 15 Exhibition History Indian Harvest: Part 1, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/30/1995 - 01/21/1996 Rajasthani Miniatures: The Welch Collection at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, The Drawing Center, New York, 04/16/1997 - 06/07/1997 Where Traditions Meet: Painting in India from the 15th-17th Centuries, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/05/2003 - 12/07/2003 32Q: 2590 South and Southeast Asia, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 03/20/2015; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/05/2022 - 10/31/2022 Subjects and Contexts Google Art Project Collection Highlights 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
