Krishna and Radha in a Pavilion, from a copy of the Seven Hundred Verses (Sat Sai) of Bihari

Colors in this work

Artist: Unknown artist
Date: 1719
Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions: Image: 21.1 × 17.6 cm (8 5/16 × 6 15/16 in.); Border: 22.2 × 18.7 cm (8 3/4 × 7 3/8 in.); Paper: 25.1 × 21.5 cm (9 7/8 × 8 1/2 in.); 21 × 17.5 cm (8 1/4 × 6 7/8 in.)
Origin: India
Holding institution: Art Institute of Chicago
Palette: Terra Sigillata Red · Red family · #B05849 · 35%

Saffron Fiber · Yellow family · #D3A93A · 17%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #AD9185 · 12%

Plaster Cast · Gray family · #DDD8C8 · 12%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #827933 · 10%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #3F310F · 4%

Pewter Vessel · Gray family · #8592A1 · 3%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #A6786D · 2%

Raw Walnut · Brown family · #723E23 · 2%

Sandstone Orange · Orange family · #C37E50 · 1%

Orpiment Flash · Yellow family · #E4CA59 · 1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #9B6830 · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #9C634D · <1%

Slate Night · Black family · #292C2E · <1%

Granite Face · Gray family · #627066 · <1%

Plaster Cast · Gray family · #DDDAEA · <1%

Terracotta Slip · Orange family · #CC6018 · <1%

Sage Plaster · Green family · #CFDFCC · <1%

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Image provider: wikimedia-commons
License: Public domain
Credit: Everett and Ann McNear Collection

11 tags

Deities and Holy Figures Both · 99%

The title identifies Krishna and Radha, who appear as the central paired figures in the depicted scene.
Related to Literature Metadata · 97%

The catalog identifies the image as a page from a copy of the Seven Hundred Verses (Sat Sai) of Bihari.
Human Figure Visual · 99%

The composition contains several human figures, including a seated central pair and three standing women at right.
Flora Visual · 99%

The lower section visibly contains abundant leafy plants, flowering shrubs, and a prominent broad-leaved plant resembling a banana plant.
Text Visual · 99%

A substantial yellow panel across the upper portion contains multiple lines of handwritten Devanagari script.

Painting Metadata · 99%

The catalog classifies the object as a painting.
Watercolor Metadata · 99%

The catalog specifies opaque watercolor and gold on paper.

18th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog dates the work to 1719, with date boundaries of 1714 and 1724, placing it in the eighteenth century.

Indian Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog identifies the work as a painting from India, with the display attribution India Rajasthan, Mewar.

Gold Both · 98%

Gold is specified in the catalog medium and is visibly used in the canopy, ornaments, headdress, and other decorative passages.
Use of Paper Both · 99%

The catalog identifies paper as the support, and the image clearly shows a painted manuscript page on paper.

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