Untitled
1660
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1660
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Untitled is a 1660 paint by Unknown, a Baroque work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting shows a scene with two people. It's Krishna and Radha, from a Hindu story. They are like ideal lovers in this picture. Krishna visits Radha while she's getting dressed. This painting is part of a series. It illustrates a poem about love. The poem talks about the feelings of the lovers. The painting is on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
This opaque watercolour on paper depicts Radha interrupted while dressing as Krishna arrives unexpectedly, scolded by a maidservant. Radha wears a dark red and blue skirt with a pair of large lotus leaves covering her upper body, while Krishna, in a deep yellow dhoti, holds a lotus flower on a long stalk against an orange background. The scene illustrates a verse from the Rasamanjari, where Radha’s heart metaphorically grows lotus-leaf wings in longing to see him. The painting belongs to an early Pahari series depicting Krishna and Radha in idealised form, with iridescent beetle wing…
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