Krishna dancing with the Gopis (from a Gita Govinda [Song of the Cowherd] manuscript)

Unknown (Indian)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

ca. 1680

Height:

19.8 cm  (7 13/16 in.)

Width:

25.5 cm  (10 1/16 in.)

framed: 38.42 x 48.58 x 2.22 cm

Technique / Medium:

opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Place of creation:

Mewār (Rājasthān, Bhārat)

School:

Mewar

Description

Elaborate outdoor scene includes a figure of Krishna playing a flute (possibly a bansuri) while surrounded by Gopis within a red circle.

Iconclass

48CC73513
transverse flute - CC - out of doors
12H13(KRISHNA)51
Krishna playing the flute, surrounded by dancing maidens

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Basuri [3900]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5775