In Krishna and Radha in a Pavilion, the lovers sit on a bed beneath a jeweled pavilion in a lush garden of ripe mangoes and flowering shrubs. Krishna gazes directly into Radha's face. Radha shyly averts her gaze. It is night, the time of trysts, and the dark monsoon sky momentarily lights up with a lightning flash indicating the moment's electric passion. Lightning is a standard symbol used in Rajput and Pahari miniatures to symbolize spiritual bliss and excitement.
Art scholar Stuart Cary Welch calls it a prime example of "Mughal naturalism combined with the tender lyricism of local traditions and Vaishnavite poetry."[1]
krishna, radha, pavilion, 18th, century, rajput, painting, depicting, hindu, deities, krishna, radha, engaged, sexual, intimacy, artistunknown, artistyearcirca, 1760typeopaque, watercolor, paperdimensions28, locationnational, museum, delhi, description, editth. Krishna and Radha in a Pavilion is an 18th century rajput painting depicting the two Hindu deities Krishna and Radha engaged in sexual intimacy 2 Krishna and Radha in a PavilionArtistUnknown artistYearcirca 1760TypeOpaque watercolor on paperDimensions28 cm 20 cm 11 in 7 9 in LocationNational Museum New Delhi 1 Description editThe painting is the example of pahari painting used in Gardner s Art Through the Ages which states 3 In Krishna and Radha in a Pavilion the lovers sit on a bed beneath a jeweled pavilion in a lush garden of ripe mangoes and flowering shrubs Krishna gazes directly into Radha s face Radha shyly averts her gaze It is night the time of trysts and the dark monsoon sky momentarily lights up with a lightning flash indicating the moment s electric passion Lightning is a standard symbol used in Rajput and Pahari miniatures to symbolize spiritual bliss and excitement Art scholar Stuart Cary Welch calls it a prime example of Mughal naturalism combined with the tender lyricism of local traditions and Vaishnavite poetry 1 References edit a b Stuart Cary Welch 1985 India Art and Culture 1300 1900 Metropolitan Museum of Art p 403 ISBN 9780030061141 Madelynn Dickerson 2013 The Handy Art History Answer Book Visible Ink Press p 156 ISBN 9781578594627 Fred S Kleiner 2015 Gardner s Art Through the Ages A Global History Cengage Learning p 1040 ISBN 9781305544840 nbsp This article about an eighteenth century painting is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Krishna and Radha in a Pavilion amp oldid 1145807454, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
