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Radha and Krishna meet in the forest during a storm

c. 1770

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

This painting depicts the Hindu deity Krishna as a youth among the villagers of the cowherding community where he grew up. Drawn to him, the women hurry to hold a coverlet over him in protection from the rain, not realizing that he is able to lift a mountain to shield them all. Birds and monkeys populate the trees, and a Hindu temple and palace buildings stand in the background. This vibrant work was probably made for an aristocratic Hindu ruler of territories in eastern India during the period when Mughal artists dispersed from the imperial center after the invasion of Delhi in 1739.

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  • Title: Radha and Krishna meet in the forest during a storm
  • Date Created: c. 1770
  • Physical Dimensions: Page: 26.1 x 37.4 cm (10 1/4 x 14 3/4 in.)
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.352
  • Medium: opaque watercolor with gold on paper, yellow borders with gold flower heads
  • Fun Fact: The belly of the white cow has been colored orange with henna.
  • Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
  • Culture: India, Bengal, Mughal, 18th century
  • Credit Line: Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
  • Collection: Indian Art - Mughal
  • Accession Number: 2013.352

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