Harvard Art Museums > 2009.121: Shrinathji in a Shrine Attended by Radha Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Shrinathji in a Shrine Attended by Radha , 2009.121,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 29, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/330741. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2009.121 Title Shrinathji in a Shrine Attended by Radha Classification Paintings Work Type painting Date c. 1850 Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Nathadwara Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/330741 Physical Descriptions Medium Pigment on cloth Dimensions 18.4 x 13.9 cm (7 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Popli Brothers], Apollo Bunder Road, Bombay (Mumbai) (December 29, 1953). Purchase by L.C. and P. Wyman, American couple; gift to Art Complex Museum, 189 Alden Street, Duxbury (1960s); purchase by Kathy Burton Jones [Norman Hurst], Hurst Gallery, 53 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge (2004); gift to Harvard Art Museum (2009). Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Katherine Burton Jones Accession Year 2009 Object Number 2009.121 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Underneath a large archway of a shrine is Shrinathji, a form of the Hindu god Krishna, who himself is the eighth avatar of Vishnu. Shrinathji is depicted with his iconic dark blue skin and pose. He wears an orange turban with a large gold ornament; strands of pearls; a nose ring; bracelets; armlets; a large white garland; a red scarf; a red dhoti, a garment worn by male Hindus that consists of a piece of fabric tied around the waist and extending to cover most of the legs, and a yellow waist sash (patka) with flared ends. His right arm is raised with his left is in front of his chest. A long-stemmed flower with buds peeks from behind his left shoulder. In a smaller archway is his consort, Radha. She is also depicted with dark blue skin. She wears a red shawl that partially covers her head, a red sari with white and yellow dots, strands of pearls, bracelets, armlets, and anklets. The style in which the painting is executed, with the yellow and white dots, was a popular local idiom that also parallels textile patterns in the area of Nathadwara. Exhibition History 32Q: 2590 South and Southeast Asia, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/03/2015 - 04/26/2016 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
