Radha inviting Krishna to her pavilion

ca. 1634

Painters often represent religious passion through the analog of romantic ardor. This depiction, based on Rasikapriya devotional poetry, shows the earthly appearance of the lord as Krishna, the divine lover, beckoned by his paramour Radha.

Paint on paper

7 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (18.42 x 13.97 cm)

Overall h.: 17 3/4 in.

Overall w.: 12 7/8 in.

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

51.55

Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistoryGainesville, Florida, University of Florida, "Miniatures and Small Sculptures from India", 1966, (1966)

New York, New York, Asia House, Rajput Painting (1960)

San Francisco, California, San Francisco Museum Of Art (1957)

Published References"Handbook, Seattle Art Museum: Selected Works from the Permanent Collections." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1951, p. 36 (b&w)
"Selected Works." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1991, p. 151
Dehejia, Harsha V., "Rasikapriya: Ritikavya of Keshavdas in Ateleirs of Love." New Delhi: D.K. Printworld, 2013, p. 195.

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