cover image: Krishna Trying to Cajole Radha

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Krishna Trying to Cajole Radha

A Rajasthani style of painting, created on paper using watercolors. The painting shows a narrative scene of Radha and Karishna. Two palaces in the same premises have been shown. Below on the right Krishna is seen seated on a bed. His sword is kept on one side. In the next scene he is looking towards a lady attendant who is standing on the window. On the second floor of the house on the left, Radha is seen seated with the lady attendant. Both are talking with each other. The painting is based on the sawaiya of Keshvdas. In this painting, men in jama-pajama attire and mukut on his head and the ladies are dressed in ghanghara choli and odhani. Painting is illustrated in Devanagari script by Keshvdas poetry.
miniature painting rajasthani painting
Identifier
AM-MIN-1008
Material
Paper
Pages
22.86 x 18.415 cm
Published in
Mewar, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Type
Miniature Painting