id: 154753 accession number: 1989.333 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1989.333 updated: 2023-03-14 12:01:38.402000 Krishna's Longing for Radha, from the Gita Govinda of Jayadeva, c. 1820–1825. India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Kingdom of Kangra, Lambagraon. Gum tempera and gold on paper; image: 24.1 x 32.4 cm (9 1/2 x 12 3/4 in.); with mat: 40.6 x 53.2 cm (16 x 20 15/16 in.); with borders: 25.6 x 33.8 cm (10 1/16 x 13 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.333 title: Krishna's Longing for Radha, from the Gita Govinda of Jayadeva title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1820–1825 creation date earliest: 1815 creation date latest: 1830 current location: creditline: Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin copyright: --- culture: India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Kingdom of Kangra, Lambagraon technique: Gum tempera and gold on paper department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art collection: Indian Art type: Painting find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Image: 24.1 x 32.4 cm (9 1/2 x 12 3/4 in.); with mat: 40.6 x 53.2 cm (16 x 20 15/16 in.); with borders: 25.6 x 33.8 cm (10 1/16 x 13 5/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection opening date: 1990-07-05T04:00:00 The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990). title: Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art opening date: 1998-02-21T00:00:00 Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art. Nara National Museum (organizer) (February 21-March 29, 1998); Suntory Museum of Art (April 28-June 21, 1998). title: Artlens Exhibition 2017 opening date: 2017-06-24T04:00:00 Artlens Exhibition 2017. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 24, 2017-May 29, 2019). title: Supernatural Love - Indian Gallery 242 Rotation opening date: 2019-04-01T04:00:00 Supernatural Love - Indian Gallery 242 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 1-September 9, 2019). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * Cleveland Museum of Art, "The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection," July 5-September 2, 1990: no. 157.
Nara National Museum, Japan (2/21-3/29/98); Suntory Museum of Art, Tokyo (4/28-6/21/98) "Highlights of Asian Painting from The Cleveland Museum of Art" p. 36, cat. no. 15
Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115); February 4 - August 5, 2003.
Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115); February 20 - August 18, 2004. --- PROVENANCE Raja of Lambagraon date: footnotes: citations: Severance and Greta Millikin, Cleveland date: footnotes: citations: Raja of Lambagraon; (Mr. B. R. Sharma, New Delhi); Severance and Greta Millikin, Cleveland date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: In the lush forests on the banks of India’s Yamuna River, the youthful god Krishna waits to rendezvous with his beloved Radha. The artist has rendered his impatience by showing seven Krishnas, in various attitudes of anxious waiting, as though seeing him over a period of time. Meanwhile Radha, dressed in yellow at top right, confers seemingly endlessly with her confidante, as she tries to decide whether she should meet Krishna for the illicit tryst—she is already married and Krishna is prone to flirting with other girls. This scene is a metaphor for how god waits for us to come to him, while the human devotee frets about the bonds of social norms. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1989.333/1989.333_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1989.333/1989.333_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1989.333/1989.333_full.tif