Krishna Ferrying Radha Across the Yamuna River

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. The painting includes an image of another woman, dressed in white with shorn hair, possibly a widow. Krishna is portrayed as sporting a mustache and has a Prince Albert hairstyle.