Krishna and Gopis
1650–1670
- Medium
- Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- with borders: 25 x 19.5 cm (9 13/16 x 7 11/16 in.); Painting only: 23.5 x 17.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 7/8 in.)
- Genre
- Painting
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar
About
While Radha waits for Krishna in her bower, he is flirting with other women of the cowherding community. Like a fickle lover, sometimes god abandons his devotee and showers blessings on others. Radha's companion comes to bring her the news of Krishna's playful, erotic activities.