Radha Bilas

Radha has played a vital role in many of Ravi Varma’s works. Deep research and analysis of the artist’s works on Radha actually reveal a sort of sequential distribution of the various moods in which he has painted her. This reproduction, which is an exemplar of the painting Radha Madhava, shows Radha in a wanton mood as she frolics on the banks of the river, in a state of partial undress, with her lover Krishna. The playful banter between the lovers is clearly visible through their expression and the life-like movement in the work, displaying the artist’s mastery over his medium of expression.