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Krishna and Radha Celebrating Holi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white illustration of a scene with a man and woman in the center. The man has a turban on his head. The woman wears a sari and holds an object in her right hand. They are surrounded by 6 other people, 5 women and 1 man. The women wear saris and hold various objects. The man on the right wears a turban and a long robe and plays a drum. A dark oval shape sits on the ground before the central figures. The image has a border and there is a text block at the top in a foreign language. The background shows a cloudy sky.

Artwork Details

Date
late 19th century
Medium
Colors and gold on paper
Culture
India
Dimensions
399 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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