DESCRIPTION
This image illustrates a well-known scene involving the lovers Krishna and Radha. Radha stands in Krishna's arms, her leg crossed in a dancer's pose, in this erotically charged image of lovers. She looks him in the eyes and tries in vain to push him away. This interesting artwork, set at night, emphasizes Radha and Krishna's loneliness and encourages the audience to consider their own personal connection to the gods. At dusk, they walk together, looking into one other's eyes as the stars appear behind them. In the Gita Govinda, Krishna and Radha are depicted as eternal consorts, their love symbolic of humanity's relationship with God.
| GST |
12% |
| Color |
With Frame |
| Size |
355 x 440 mm | 13.98 x 17.32 inches
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| MediumType: |
Paper |
| Mount: |
Off White |
| Variable: |
Glass |
Artist Name
Unknown
Width
207mm - 8.2 inches
Height
269mm - 10.6 inches
Medium
Hand made Paper
Specifications
This is a high-quality original miniature painting, on hand made paper.
The frames used are high quality synthetic wood box frames or Aluminium frames. The print is protected with either 2.00 mm float glass or acrylic sheet as selected. To make it sturdy, a special board is used for the rear panel and hangers are included on the rear panel.
About the Art form
The visual art of Kangra is known as "Kangra painting," and it was popularised by the former princely state of Himachal Pradesh known as the Kangra State. It gained popularity when the Basohli school of painting began to fade in the middle of the 18th century and soon produced so many paintings, both in terms of quantity and quality, that the Pahari painting school later became known as Kangra paintings. Although Guler, Basohli, Chamba, Nurpur, Bilaspur, and Kangra are the principal locations for Kangra paintings. Later, this style spread to Mandi, Suket, Kullu, Arki, Nalagarh, and Tehri Garhwal (represented by Mola Ram). Today, this style is referred to as Pahari painting and covers the period between the 17th and the 19th century when Rajput kings were a significant supporter of this genre. It rose to prominence as Pahari painting's most significant hub under the patronage of Maharaja Sansar Chand (c.1765?1823).
Provenance
Kangra
Framing
With Framing
Year
2000 c.
