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Krishna Awaiting Radha
The Cleveland Museum of Art · Edward L. Whittemore Fund
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Krishna Awaiting Radha

c. 1750–60

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?–1936

Ananda K. Coomaraswamy [1877–1947] sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art

1936–

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Ananda K. Coomaraswamy [1877–1947] sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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East Indian Art. The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI (organizer) (February 10-March 29, 1942). India's Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 2, 1949-January 22, 1950). Islamic and Indian Miniature Paintings and Manuscripts. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (organizer) (December 19, 1955-February 19, 1956). Indian Painting 12th-20th Century. Chinese Art Society of America, New York, NY (organizer) (May 3-June 1, 1956). Rajput Painting. The Asia Society Museum, New York, NY (organizer) (November 30, 1960-January 22, 1961). The Twain Shall Meet. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 30, 1985-January 5, 1986). Indian Gallery 242 Rotation – April-November 2017. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 10-November 6, 2017). Rajput Painting. Asia House, New York, NY (December 3, 1960-January 22, 1961).

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The Hindu god Krishna reclines on a bed, looking alertly ahead, waiting for his lover, Radha. He pays no attention to the two attendants holding a fan and peacock-feather whisk at his feet.<br><br>Indian painters sought to convey the essence of Hindu devotional texts. In both the paintings and poetry, emotional empathy is created through situations depicted and described. God waits for his devotee to set aside worldly distractions and come to him, in order to reach the goal of Hindu religious practice: freedom from suffering and oneness with god. Similarly, Krishna, who is god incarnate, anxiously waits for Radha, his lover, to arrive and experience the bliss of union.

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