Radha and Krishna meet in the forest during a storm, c. 1770. India, Bengal, Mughal, 18th century. Opaque watercolor with gold on paper, yellow borders with gold flower heads; page: x cm (10 1/4 x 14 3/4 in.). This painting depicts the Hindu deity Krishna as a youth among the villagers of the cowherding community where he grew up. Drawn to him, the women hurry to hold a coverlet over him in protection from the rain, not realizing that he is able to lift a mountain to shield them all. Birds and monkeys populate the trees, and a Hindu temple and palace buildings stand in the backgroun
Radha and Krishna meet in the forest during a storm, c. 1770. India, Bengal, Mughal, 18th century. Opaque watercolor with gold on paper, yellow borders with gold flower heads; page: x cm (10 1/4 x 14 3/4 in.). This painting depicts the Hindu deity Krishna as a youth among the villagers of the cowherding community where he grew up. Drawn to him, the women hurry to hold a coverlet over him in protection from the rain, not realizing that he is able to lift a mountain to shield them all. Birds and monkeys populate the trees, and a Hindu temple and palace buildings stand in the background. This vibrant work was probably made for an aristocratic Hindu ruler of territories in eastern India during the period when Mughal artists dispersed from the imperial center after the invasion of Delhi in 1739.
Size: 3400px × 3258px
Photo credit: © CMA/BOT / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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