Unknown Maker, Indian

Krishna Sporting on a River

Maker

Unknown Maker, Indian

Culture

Indian

Title

Krishna Sporting on a River

Year

early 1500s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

watercolor

Supports

Geography

Place Made: India

Dimensions

19 x 14.6 cm (7 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Band of calligraphy above and below picture.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

42.269

Type

Exhibition History

Indian Art for the RISD Collection
Aug 23, 1985 – Mar 09, 1986

Label copy

The adventures of Krishna with the local milkmaids or gopis in the sacred land of Braj on the Jumna river near Mathura became a central image in Hindu devotional poetry. Radha is the most important gopi whose love for Krishna became a metaphor for the soul's search for union with the divine. Krishna's childish pranks and youthful exuberance in these episodes were an important factor in this god's phenomenal popularity.

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Indian
Krishna Sporting on a River, early 1500s
opaque watercolor on paper
19 x 14.6 cm (7 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches)
Museum Works of Art Fund 42.269

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