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Krishna and the Cowherds Dive into the River, from a Rasikapriya
- Date
- c. 1640
- Medium
- gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Culture
- Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa
- Department
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Krishna and seven cowherds ( gopa s) playfully jump into a river, depicted as a wavy tricolor band that divides the composition diagonally in half. Krishna and four others are already airborne, while three get ready to jump. Radha and her friends witness this feat in amusement from a marble platform. The milkmaids are fully dressed, while Krishna and the cowherds are wearing kaupina loincloths. The boys are shown in subtly different sizes to convey their movement through space.
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