Krishna and the Gopis Gather for Rasamandala

c. 1720–30

Maker Unknown

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

Krishna and the Gopis Gather for Rasamandala, c. 1720–30. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota. Color on paper; image: 41.5 x 28.5 cm (16 5/16 x 11 1/4 in.); overall: 50 x 32.5 cm (19 11/16 x 12 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1960.45

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: color on paper
Medium: color, paper
Dimensions: Image: 41.5 x 28.5 cm (16 5/16 x 11 1/4 in.); Overall: 50 x 32.5 cm (19 11/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Inscription at top in Sanskrit (damaged): "Moved by the coming of the Lord, the gopis went up to him and were overcome by the sight of Krishna, who was shining with moonlike splendor; then the Lord, who was a (love) thief, wearing yellow garments, smiled slightly with his lotuslike mouth. Radha said to her sakhi, 'He is certainly the God of Love.'" At the bottom in Hindi: "On the banks of the Jumna, the gopis are expressing their grief and sorrow as Krishna tells them he is leaving them."1 (Translation by J. Losty; although the Sanskrit verse is clearly from a Krishna text like the Gita Govinda, the source has not been identified.)
Departments: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Accession Number: 1960.45
Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Exhibitions: Year in Review - Nineteen Hundred Sixty, Rajput Painting, Dance of the Gods: Indian Art Inspired by Music, <em>Rajput Painting</em>. Asia House, New York, NY (December 3, 1960-January 22, 1961).
Rights Statement: CC0