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Radha writing a love letter, Kangra, ca. 1800 (Cambridge, Fogg Museum of Art)

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dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialIndia (Kangra, Himachal Pradesh)
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-06T00:10:39Z
dc.date.available2019-12-06T00:10:39Z
dc.date.updated2019-12-06T00:10:39Z
dc.descriptionRadha the milkmaid was the sweetheart of Krishna, one of Vishnu's incarnations. The love story of Radha and Krishna, recounted in the Bhagavata Purana, was a celebrated Vaishnava theme. Radha is shown here writing a letter to her beloved. The cool palette and fine brushwork show Mughal influence.
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediumslide
dc.format.mediumcolour
dc.format.mediumsepia
dc.identifierANUA 682-3359
dc.identifier.otherIIP-4210
dc.identifier.other34
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/188310
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.rights.licenseThis item is provided for research purposes. Contact the Australian National University Archives at butlin.archives@anu.edu.au for permission to use.
dc.subjectPahari Miniature Painting, Kangra: Tira-Sujanpur, Nurpur, Mandi etc.
dc.subjectpaintings
dc.subjectminiatures
dc.subjectslide set
dc.titleRadha writing a love letter, Kangra, ca. 1800 (Cambridge, Fogg Museum of Art)
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem

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