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The god Krishna's love for the milkmaid Radha became a popular subject in both religious and secular painting and verse, and was sublimated as an allegory of the soul's relation to God.
Title
Radha and Krishna
Medium
watercolour, pencil & silver on paper (?)
Measurements
H 45.5 x W 28.1 cm
Accession number
26126i
Acquisition method
presumed to be part of the collection formed by Henry S. Wellcome
Work type
Watercolour
Wellcome Collection
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