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Women Play Music for Radha and Krishna: Chitrini Nayika, from a Rasikapriya
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Women Play Music for Radha and Krishna: Chitrini Nayika, from a Rasikapriya

c. 1650 · gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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The idea of aesthetic appreciation as explored by the poet Keshavdas (Indian, 1555–1617) in the excerpt from his Rasikapriya written on the back of this painting is envisioned as the appreciation of music. With their arms around each other, Radha and Krishna enjoy the performance on a stringed instrument ( setar ), cymbals, and drum in the forest.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineWomen Play Music for Radha and Krishna: Chitrini Nayika, from a Rasikapriya, c. 1650. Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 22.9 x 16.2 cm (9 x 6 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.132
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