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Krishna Ferrying Radha Across the Yamuna River (recto)
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)
- Date Created: c. 1890
- Physical Dimensions: Secondary Support: 48.5 x 29.3 cm (19 1/8 x 11 9/16 in.); Painting only: 45.5 x 27.4 cm (17 15/16 x 10 13/16 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.a
- Medium: Watercolor, graphite, ink, and tin on paper
- 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.a
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