Krishna at the Feet of Radha: Page from a Dispersed Rasikapriya
Unknown Artist
1634
Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Image: 7 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (18.4 × 14 cm) Mat: 7 7/8 × 6 1/4 in. (20 × 15.9 cm) Sheet: 8 3/8 × 6 5/8 in. (21.3 × 16.8 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture
India (Madhya Pradesh, Malwa)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.58
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite page from a dispersed *Rasikapriya* manuscript, created in 1634 in the Malwa region of India (present-day Madhya Pradesh), captures a tender moment from the legendary love story of Krishna and Radha.itled *Krishna at the Feet Radha*, it illustrates the divine devotee Krishna humbly bowing before his beloved Radha, embodying the poetic themes of the 16th-century text by Keshavdas. The *Rasikapriya* ("Connoisseur of Emotions") explores the subtle moods (*rasas*) of romantic love through Krishna's exploits, a popular subject in Indian miniature painting traditions. Rendered in ink...