Toilette of Radha
1805–1825
- Medium
- Gum tempera and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 21.1 x 14.5 cm (8 5/16 x 5 11/16 in.); Overall: 24.8 x 18.3 cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/16 in.)
- Genre
- painting
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
Northern India, Pahari kingdoms
About
Krishna spies on his beloved Radha as she dresses for the day. An attendant holds a mirror for her, while others hold a sheet and a whisk of peacock feathers. Such a poetic scene suggests that even in our most private and intimate moments, god can see us.