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Indian miniature painting in pink tones: a blue seated figure, a standing woman, and a winged figure aiming a bow above a pavilion with two seated people.

Kama Aims His Bow at Radha: Page From a Dispersed Gita Govinda (Loves of Krishna)

A small painting on paper shows a blue-skinned seated figure under an arch at left, a standing woman in green and pink beside a tree, and a winged white figure drawing a bow above a pavilion where two people sit on a red carpet. A pink ground, leafy trees, and an inscription band frame the scene in opaque watercolor and ink.

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. 1695
Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
4000 × 2653 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1705).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Jeffrey Paley, 1975

Español: Kama apunta su arco a Radha, página del Gita Govinda

Una pequeña pintura sobre papel muestra a una figura sentada de piel azul bajo un arco a la izquierda, una mujer de pie con vestido verde y rosa junto a un árbol, y una figura alada blanca que tensa un arco sobre un pabellón donde dos personas se sientan sobre una alfombra roja. Un fondo rosado, follaje y una franja con inscripción enmarcan la escena en acuarela opaca y tinta.

Português: Kama mira seu arco para Radha, página do Gita Govinda

Uma pequena pintura sobre papel mostra uma figura azul sentada sob um arco à esquerda, uma mulher em pé com vestido verde e rosa ao lado de uma árvore, e uma figura alada branca que puxa um arco sobre um pavilhão onde duas pessoas se sentam sobre um tapete vermelho. Um fundo rosado, folhagem e uma faixa com inscrição emolduram a cena em aquarela opaca e tinta.

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