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Radha and Krishna (verso), from a Kalighat album
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About this work
Radha, Krishna’s consort and foremost of the cowgirls (gopis), is depicted here with Krishna, seated on a divan. Popular stories of their romance evoke longing in separation, jealousy, and secret trysts. This image portrays their mutually passionate relationship.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineRadha and Krishna (verso), from a Kalighat album, c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; secondary support: 47.7 x 29.7 cm (18 3/4 x 11 11/16 in.); painting only: 45.6 x 27.7 cm (17 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward, 2003.156.b
