Krishna and the Gopis Gather for Rasamandala

c. 1720–30

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Title: Krishna and the Gopis Gather for Rasamandala
Date Created: c. 1720–30
Physical Dimensions: Image: 41.5 x 28.5 cm (16 5/16 x 11 1/4 in.); Overall: 50 x 32.5 cm (19 11/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
Provenance: (Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Type: Painting
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1960.45
Medium: color on paper
Inscriptions: Inscription at top in Sanskrit (damaged): "Moved by the coming of the Lord, the gopis went up to him and were overcome by the sight of Krishna, who was shining with moonlike splendor; then the Lord, who was a (love) thief, wearing yellow garments, smiled slightly with his lotuslike mouth. Radha said to her sakhi, 'He is certainly the God of Love.'" At the bottom in Hindi: "On the banks of the Jumna, the gopis are expressing their grief and sorrow as Krishna tells them he is leaving them."1 (Translation by J. Losty; although the Sanskrit verse is clearly from a Krishna text like the Gita Govinda, the source has not been identified.)
Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Culture: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota
Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Collection: Indian Art
Accession Number: 1960.45

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