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Radha

ca. 1900
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 251
The romance between Krishna and the cowherder Radha is the most famed love story in Indian culture. Here, Radha, with peacock feathers in her headdress that indicate her devotion to Krishna, is depicted alone in a forest glade, awaiting an imminent rendezvous with her beloved. She holds a rose and lotus in her hands, is richly adorned with jewels, and wears a sweet-smelling garland of white jasmine. The bell shape of her gilded skirt recalls those featured in nineteenth-century Rajasthani paintings from Jaipur. This genre is also echoed in the print’s pink sunset and finely rendered leaves. An inscription in the lower right corner indicates this work was printed in Italy based on an artwork sent from India.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Radha
  • Date: ca. 1900
  • Culture: North India
  • Medium: Chromolithograph with varnish on paper
  • Dimensions: Image: 13 5/8 × 9 3/4 in. (34.6 × 24.8 cm)
    Sheet: 14 × 10 in. (35.6 × 25.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Gift of Mrs. William J. Calhoun, by exchange, 2013
  • Object Number: 2013.9
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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