Here’s a little BLUESDAY inspiration from our Asian art collection, currently on view in Infinite B
Here’s a little BLUESDAY inspiration from our Asian art collection, currently on view in Infinite Blue.The Gita Govinda is a poem written by the twelfth-century poet Jayadeva. It describes the tumultuous love between the god Krishna and the milkmaid Radha. With its melding of romantic and religious sentiments, the Gita Govinda explores an important form of bhakti (devotion), in which a worshipper’s intense relationship with god is compared to a passionate love affair. This illustration from the poem shows Krishna three times: alone; cavorting with a group of women; and then finally reunited with his beloved Radha.The Reunion of Krishna and Radha, 1714. Page from an illustrated manuscript of the Gita Govinda. Mewar, Rajasthan, Northern India. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper. Gift of Anthony A. Manheim, 1999.136.6 -- source link
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