Page from a Dispersed Rasikapriya (Lover's Breviary)
1685
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper
Dimensions
Image: 7 3/8 × 5 1/8 in. (18.7 × 13 cm) Sheet: 8 1/2 × 6 3/8 in. (21.6 × 16.2 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture
India (Rajasthan, Bikaner)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Wendy Findlay, 1981
Accession Number
1981.371.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate page from a dispersed *Rasikap* (Lover's Breviary), painted by Nuruddin in 1685 in Bikaner, Rajasthan, captures the poetic essence of romantic love through the timeless figures of Radha and Krishna The *Rasikapriya*, a 16th-century text the poet Keshavdas, serves as a guide to the subtle moods and types of lovers and heroines in Hindi literature, often illustrated with divine couples from Krishna mythology. As part of a now-scattered manuscript, this folio reflects the Rajput courts' passion for such devotional and erotic themes during the late 17th century. Crafted in ink, opaq...