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Krishna Spying on Radha

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Red border surrounds a painting. A woman with a yellow headscarf and blue dress with pink trim stands on green ground. She wears a pink shawl and multiple necklaces. A woman with a pink cloth wrapped around her sits on a platform. She has a yellow cloth on her head and long black hair. Her right hand touches the other woman's face. Three brown pots are on the ground in front of her. A white building with gold window and red and white trim is on the right. A brown tiled wall is on the left. A man peers over the wall from behind a tree.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1780–90
Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Culture
India (Punjab Hills, Mandi)
Dimensions
497 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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