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Krishna Ferrying Radha Across the Yamuna River (recto); Parivati Placing a Wedding Garland on Shiva (verso)

Date: c. 1890
Medium: Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper
Culture: Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

This image is taken from popular dramas where Krishna, lover of the cowgirls ( gopis ), disguises himself as a boatman to ferry a demure Radha, his favorite gopi. It depicts devotion and the intensity of separated lovers. Krishna has a Prince Albert hairstyle.

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