Krishna, Radha, and the gopis meet a young prince

Unknown (Indian)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

ca. 1650

Height:

21.7 cm  (8 9/16 in.)

Width:

19.0 cm  (7 1/2 in.)

framed: 48.58 x 38.42 x 2.22 cm

Technique / Medium:

opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Place of creation:

Mewār (Rājasthān, Bhārat)

School:

Mewar

Description

Description from museum website:
Within a large red circle with a yellow border is Krishna, the blue-skinned, eighth avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu who is revered as a deity in his own right. He is crowned and bare-chested. His right arm is over his consort, Radha’s, shoulder. Behind them is a group of gopis (milkmaids). They all face a young prince, his royal status denoted by the large fan he carries. Below them are two female musicians one plays the symbols [i.e. cymbals], while the other plays the mridagam, a type of drum. [Most figures also appear to have ankle rattles.] Rajput Style, Mewar School.

Iconclass

12H13(KRISHNA)5
non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of Krishna

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Manjira [2478]
Mrdanga [2676]
Ankle rattle [5688]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

Inscriptions and marks (from museum website; language: Braj; script: Devanagari):
Rasamandala kirata racyo de gopi sikha dena radha sanga liye raskiana bhaye hari autaradhyana guna sagara rupa nidhana 13
On the reverse, the number: 25
Krishna arranged the rasa dance fr the pleasure of the gopis. He [Krishna], who is the ocean of virtue and of beauty, then disappeared.

RIdIM record id

5711