Krishna Woos Radha: Page from the Dispersed "Boston" Rasikapriya (Lover's Breviary)
Unknown Artist
ca. 1610
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Image: 8 1/2 × 5 1/8 in. (21.6 × 13 cm) Sheet: 9 1/8 × 5 5/8 in. (23.2 × 14.3 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture
India (Rajasthan, Amber)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1918
Accession Number
18.85.5b
Tags
Art Historical Context
This enchanting page from the dispersed "Boston" *Rasikapriya* (Lover's Breviary created around 1610 in Rajasthan's Amber region, captures the divine romance of Krishna wooing Radha In Hindu mythology, Krishna, the playful blue-skinned god, and Radha, his beloved, embody the ultimate union of mortal longing and spiritual devotion. As part of an illustrated poetic text on love's nuances—known as *nayaka-nayika bheda*—this folio draws viewers into a lush garden scene filled with birds and trees, symbols of nature's harmony mirroring their passion. Crafted in the Rajput miniature tradition, the ...