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Radha and Krishna Embracing, Leaf from a Gita Govinda

Cleveland Museum of Art

A painting on old, yellowed paper with a gold border and red and blue line details on the border. The image on the left shows a man and a woman embracing. The man on the left has dark blue skin and wears a tall golden crown with white gems and a red and gold patterned dhoti. The man has a long gold necklace and a white beaded necklace with a gold pendant. The man wears blue slippers with gold trim. The woman on the left wears a white sari with a floral print hem and a gold and blue shawl. The woman's hair is covered with a white headscarf. The image on the right shows two women sitting on a red and gold patterned rug. The woman on the left sits cross-legged and wears a blue and gold top and a gold sari with a blue shawl. The woman on the right sits on her knees and wears a brown sari and a green shawl. The woman on the right holds a musical instrument. The background of the image on the right features a white wall with a decorative window with a brown and gold roof. A gold frame with blue diamond detail adorns the top of the image on the right.

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900 × 835 px
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