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Krishna Ferrying Radha Across the Yamuna River (recto)
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Krishna Ferrying Radha Across the Yamuna River (recto)

c. 1890 · Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper

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About this work

This image is taken from popular dramas where Krishna, lover of the cowgirls ( gopis ), disguises himself as a boatman to ferry a demure Radha, his favorite gopi. It depicts devotion and the intensity of separated lovers.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineKrishna Ferrying Radha Across the Yamuna River (recto), c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; secondary support: 48.5 x 29.3 cm (19 1/8 x 11 9/16 in.); painting only: 45.5 x 27.4 cm (17 15/16 x 10 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward, 2003.129.a
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