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Krishna Ferrying Radha Across the Yamuna River (recto); Parivati Placing a Wedding Garland on Shiva (verso)
c. 1890
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This image is taken from popular dramas where Krishna, lover of the cowgirls (<em>gopis</em>), disguises himself as a boatman to ferry a demure Radha, his favorite gopi. It depicts devotion and the intensity of separated lovers.
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- Title: Krishna Ferrying Radha Across the Yamuna River (recto); Parivati Placing a Wedding Garland on Shiva (verso)
- Date Created: c. 1890
- Physical Dimensions: Secondary Support: 48.5 x 29.3 cm (19 1/8 x 11 9/16 in.)
- Provenance: William E. Ward [1922-2004], Solon, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2003.129
- Medium: Watercolor, graphite, ink, and tin on paper
- Fun Fact: Krishna has a Prince Albert hairstyle.
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Culture: Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
- Credit Line: Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward
- Collection: Indian Art
- Accession Number: 2003.129
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