https://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/78382/fullRadha Turns Her Gaze Away from Krishna, page from the Rasikapriya of Keshavadasa1665–8014 7/8 × 10 1/4 inches (37.8 × 26 cm)Opaque watercolors and gold on paperAcquired through the George and Mary Rockwell Fund2001.040.0020Page from the Rasikapriya of KeshavadasaPaintings20007338202Unidentified artistIndia, Bundi regionThe 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.2001.040.002_Disc0401_04015005