Radha
1790
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1790
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Radha is a 1790 paint by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows four women in bright, patterned clothes. Two sit on a red balcony, one holding a fan, the other gesturing. One woman stands nearby, leaning on a wall. Outside, another woman in a long yellow dress walks past a tree with big leaves and a purple flower. The colors are bold—reds, yellows, and blues—and the scene looks like a quiet moment in a courtyard. The women’s jewelry and clothing suggest they’re dressed for a special occasion. Look up Romanticism next to see how this style used emotion and detail in art.
The painting depicts Radha being comforted by her confidante in a courtyard setting, rendered in opaque watercolour on paper. A maid on the left fans her with a fly-whisk, while another stands nearby, part of a Rasa Panchadhyayi series from the same illustrated Gita Gobinda manuscript as IS. 58-1952.
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