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Nayika Awaits Her Lover, page from a series illustrating the Rasikapriya of Keshavadasa

Nayika Awaits Her Lover Page from an illustrated manuscript of the Rasikapriya

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Artist
Ibrahim
Title

Nayika Awaits Her Lover, page from a series illustrating the Rasikapriya of Keshavadasa

Nayika Awaits Her Lover Page from an illustrated manuscript of the Rasikapriya
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This painting illustrates the Hindu text called the Rasikapriya, which describes the many stages of a romantic relationship using the love affair between the Hindu god Krishna and his beloved, Radha, as an example. Here, the romantic heroine (also known as a nayika) sits talking to her friend, presumably about Krishna, not knowing that he is standing behind her.

One of the interesting features of this painting is the canopy: it should probably be read as standing above their heads, but all four posts end behind the terrace. The arrangement defies logic, but ensures that the posts do not block our view of the main characters. Such spatial incongruities are relatively common in Indian painting, where illusion was less important than legibility and attractiveness.
Date circa 1692
date QS:P571,+1692-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium gouache on paper
Dimensions height: 24.1 cm (9.4 in); width: 15.9 cm (6.2 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,24.1U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,15.9U174728
institution QS:P195,Q632682
Current location
Asian Art collection
Accession number
81.192.3
Credit line Anonymous gift.
Source/Photographer Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 81.192.3_IMLS_PS4.jpg
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