INDIAN PAHARI MINIATURE PAINTING – A SCENE FROM THE LIFE OF RADHA AND KRISHNA

THIS BEAUTIFULLY RENDERED PAHARI MINIATURE DEPICTS AN INTIMATE SCENE OF DIVINE LOVE BETWEEN RADHA AND KRISHNA. THE ARTWORK IS MARKED BY ITS ELEGANT LINES, JEWEL-LIKE COLORS, AND DELICATE EXPRESSIONS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE PAHARI SCHOOL.

IN THE FOREGROUND, RADHA IS SEATED AGAINST KRISHNA, WHO EMBRACES HER AFFECTIONATELY. RADHA, WITH HER GRACEFUL POSTURE AND EXPRESSIVE GAZE, HOLDS A TANPURA (STRINGED INSTRUMENT), SYMBOLIZING DEVOTION, HARMONY, AND THE CELEBRATION OF DIVINE LOVE THROUGH MUSIC. KRISHNA, SHOWN IN HIS ICONIC BLUE FORM WITH A GOLDEN CROWN AND ORNAMENTS, TURNS HIS ATTENTION FULLY TOWARD HER, HIS PRESENCE EMBODYING BOTH PASSION AND SPIRITUALITY.

THE SETTING IS A TERRACE SCENE UNDER THE NIGHT SKY, WITH A FULL MOON AND ROLLING HILLS BEYOND THE RIVER CREATING A SERENE AND ROMANTIC ATMOSPHERE. ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS WITH ARCHED WINDOWS AND PINK CURTAINS FRAME THE COUPLE, ADDING A COURTLY GRANDEUR TO THE COMPOSITION.THIS MINIATURE CAPTURES THE CENTRAL THEME OF LOVE AND DIVINE UNION, A MOTIF THAT DOMINATES PAHARI ART INSPIRED BY THE GITA GOVINDA AND OTHER DEVOTIONAL TEXTS. THE EXQUISITE DETAIL AND BALANCED COMPOSITION REFLECT THE SOPHISTICATION OF 18TH-CENTURY PAHARI MINIATURE TRADITION.

SIZE: 10 X 8 INCHES

THIS EXCLUSIVE FINE ART COLLECTIBLE REPRESENTS A CURATED SELECTION SPANNING 18TH CENTURY ART, 19TH CENTURY ART, 20TH CENTURY ART, AND CONTEMPORARY 21ST CENTURY ART. EACH PIECE REFLECTS HERITAGE AND MODERN INFLUENCES, FROM WATERCOLOR PAINTING, OIL ON CANVAS, ACRYLIC, AND MIXED MEDIA TO INDIAN PAINTING, ASIAN ART, AND CULTURAL ART COLLECTABLES. PERFECT FOR LUXURY HOME INTERIORS, GALLERIES, AND AUCTION HOUSES,ART FOR COLLECTORS AND DESIGN ENTHUSIASTS.