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Painting of a man with clasped hands under an orange canopy facing blue-skinned Krishna and a woman seated on a gilded bed, with green hills behind.

Raja Balwant Singh’s Vision of Krishna and Radha

A man in a white patterned robe and pointed cap stands with clasped hands beneath a bright orange canopy, facing a blue-skinned Krishna and a woman seated together on a gilded bed. Green hills, a lake, and an ornate white pavilion fill the background of this ink, opaque watercolor, and gold painting on paper.

Artist
Nainsukh
Date
ca. 1745–50
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
3200 × 4000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1760).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1994

Español: La visión del rajá Balwant Singh de Krishna y Radha

Un hombre con túnica blanca estampada y gorro puntiagudo está de pie con las manos juntas bajo un dosel naranja brillante, frente a un Krishna de piel azul y una mujer sentados juntos en un lecho dorado. Colinas verdes, un lago y un pabellón blanco ornamentado llenan el fondo de esta pintura en tinta, acuarela opaca y oro sobre papel.

Português: A visão do rajá Balwant Singh de Krishna e Radha

Um homem com manto branco estampado e chapéu pontiagudo está de pé, com as mãos juntas, sob um dossel laranja vivo, diante de um Krishna de pele azul e uma mulher sentados juntos em uma cama dourada. Colinas verdes, um lago e um pavilhão branco ornamentado preenchem o fundo desta pintura em tinta, aquarela opaca e ouro sobre papel.

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