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Radha Turns Her Gaze Away from Krishna, page from the Rasikapriya of Keshavadasa
Radha Turns Her Gaze Away from Krishna, page from the Rasikapriya of Keshavadasa

Radha Turns Her Gaze Away from Krishna, page from the Rasikapriya of Keshavadasa

Maker
Date1665–80
MediumOpaque watercolors and gold on paper
Dimensions14 7/8 × 10 1/4 inches (37.8 × 26 cm)
CultureIndia, Bundi region
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineAcquired through the George and Mary Rockwell Fund
Terms
  • Manuscripts
  • Drawing
  • Indian
  • Indian
  • Opaque watercolor and gold
  • Beds
  • Bracelets
  • Costume
  • Domes
  • Earrings
  • Furniture
  • Gods
  • Interiors
  • Jewelry
  • Krishna
  • Mythology
  • Necklaces
  • Nose rings
  • Palaces
  • Radha
  • Rooftops
  • Saris
  • Servants
  • Hinduism
  • Paper
Object number2001.040.002
Label CopyThe Rasikapriya (Lovers' Breviary) is a Hindi treatise by Keshavadas that classifies lovers according to scenes involving Radha and Krishna. In this scene Radha asks Krishna to tell her stories and as he does so the name of another woman escapes his lips. Upon hearing it, Radha turns away and begins to cry. Distinctive features of the Mughal-influenced Bundi style are apparent here in the rich, brilliant colors and faces shown in full profile, while the bodies of the figures are shown in three-quarter view.
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