Krishna Ferrying Radha Across the Yamuna River (recto)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Krishna Ferrying Radha Across the Yamuna River (recto)

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.

The authoritative record is held by Cleveland Museum of Art. LinkedCulture surfaces this object and its connections; it does not alter institutional metadata.

Related across collections

Semantically similar works from Cleveland Museum of Art and other institutions.