Radha awaits Krishna from the Rasikapriya>

Object Details

• Court

  Mewar Court

• School/Tradition

  Rajput school

• Description

  Beneath a crescent moon, a friend receives Krishna and shows him to the bedchamber where Radha awaits him.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  South and South East Asian Art (May 9, 1993 to February 7, 2000)

• Origin

  Udaipur, Rajasthan state, Mewar, India

• Credit Line

  Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Page

• Type

  Painting

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1640s, 1630s

• Place

  Udaipur, Rajasthan state, Mewar, India

• Topic

  Lovers, South Asian and Himalayan Art, Art, Krishna, Sisodia dynasty (861 - 1947), Moon, Fountain, Outer space, Woman, Radha

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Paintings