Harvard Art Museums > 1982.64: Krishna and Radha, Seated on a Terrace at Night Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Krishna and Radha, Seated on a Terrace at Night (Unknown Artist) , 1982.64,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/216167. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1982.64 People Unknown Artist Title Krishna and Radha, Seated on a Terrace at Night Classification Paintings Work Type painting Date c. 1775 Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kishangarh Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/216167 Physical Descriptions Medium Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper; Kishangarh Style Dimensions sight: 28.26 x 19.69 cm (11 1/8 x 7 3/4 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Stuart Cary Welch, Jr. Accession Year 1982 Object Number 1982.64 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Seated on a white, open-air terrace are the figures of Krishna and Radha. They are seated on a white rug that resembles a large flower with individual petals and against a large cylindrical green cushion decorated with pink flowers. In front of them are small silver bowls containing food and silver flasks. Krishna sits with his legs underneath him. He wears a white shirt with white trousers that are decorated with gold flowers and a translucent white skirt with gold trim. Draped over his right shoulder is a white scarf with gold trim and ends. He has his left arm over Radha’s right shoulder, his hand can be seen holding her back. His right hand reaches up to caress her face. He is adorned with bracelets, armlets, necklaces, and a pearl earring. His turban is decorated with an ornament and strands of pearls and emeralds. Radha wears a chaniya choli, consisting of a gold crop top and a gold skirt with green flowers. A translucent scarf with gold dots and trim partially covers her head and wraps around the front of her body. Her finger tips are dyed red with henna. Her right hand holds onto Krishna’s left wrist. She is adorned with necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings, ear ornaments, a nose ring, and a head ornament. The sky is a pale blue. At the top, it is dotted with small silver stars and a large silver moon with rays. Kishangarh Style. Publication History Stuart Cary Welch and Milo Cleveland Beach, Gods, Thrones, and Peacocks Northern Indian Painting from Two Traditions, exh. cat., Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (New York, NY, 1965), p. 93, fig. 55; p. 123, no. 55 Exhibition History The Arts of Krishna Bhakti, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 03/09/1983 - 05/01/1983 Recent Acquisitions , Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/15/1986 - 01/04/1987 Gods, Thrones, and Peacocks - Revisited: Northern Indian Miniatures from two Traditions, Fifteenth to Nineteenth Centuries, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/31/1990 - 06/10/1990 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
