A Ruler Seated on a Terrace Worshipping at a Shrine of Radha and Krishna
1800
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1800
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
A Ruler Seated on a Terrace Worshipping at a Shrine of Radha and Krishna is a 1800 unspecified by Unknown, a Mughal Painting work, depicting Madhya Pradesh, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A nobleman in a red turban and embroidered shawl kneels on a terrace, hands pressed together before a small shrine. Krishna and Radha, Hindu gods of love, smile down from the shrine. An attendant stands behind him, holding a fly whisk—a symbol of royalty. The painting comes from Central India around 1800, but we don’t know who the nobleman is, even though his face looks real. The dark sky and soft horizon suggest evening, adding a quiet mood to the scene. To see more art like this, look up *central india, madhya pradesh*.
A noble clad in a black woolen shawl and a red turban, both with delicate floral embroidery, kneels before a small shrine with icons of Krishna fluting alongside his lover Radha. An attendant dressed in white holds a fly whisk that denotes the kneeling figure’s royal status. The black sky with light horizon suggests that the sun has recently set. In spite of the individualized facial features, this noble remains unidentified.
Both figures have rosaries of rudraksha beads usually worn by followers of Shiva, instead of Krishna.
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