RADHA AND KRISHNA UNDER A TREE, RAJASTHAN, KISHANGARH, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Opaque water color and gold on cloth.
The painting of Radha and Krishna encapsulates the essence of Kishangartyle. The slim figures, the elongated facial features, the accentuated lotus eyes and the intense mood of lyrical romance are typical of the Kishangarh manner from the mid 18th century onwards.
The theme of this painting a romantic scene of Radha and Krishna was a popular one and can be seen in various forms in other paintings of the period. The story of the romance between the ruler of Kishangarh, Raja Sawant Singh and his consort Bani Thani inspired many images in which Sawant Singh and Bani Thani were represented in the form of Radha and Krishna.
130 by 103 cm.

CATALOGUE NOTE
A similar painting in composition, scale and for the use of cloth as the medium, is in the Philadelphia Museum of Art (See Kramrisch 1986, no. 75 , illustrated in color on page 82: Welch 1985, p.372: Untracht 1997, fig .1,p.10).