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Radha and Krishna (verso), from a Kalighat album

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

Radha, Krishna’s consort and foremost of the cowgirls (gopis), is depicted here with Krishna, seated on a divan. Popular stories of their romance evoke longing in separation, jealousy, and secret trysts. This image portrays their mutually passionate relationship.

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