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Mar 17, 2014
Krishna Ferrying Radha Across the Yamuna River
Krishna Ferrying Radha Across the Yamuna River
c. 1890
Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper
Painting only: 44.5 x 28.3 cm (17 1/2 x 11 1/8 in.)
Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 2003.130
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This image is taken from popular dramas where Krishna, lover of the cowgirls (gopis), disguises himself as a boatman to ferry a demure Radha, his favorite gopi. It depicts devotion and the intensity of separated lovers. The painting includes an image of another woman, dressed in white with shorn hair, possibly a widow. Krishna is portrayed as sporting a mustache and has a Prince Albert hairstyle.
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