This reproduction is a new, individually printed and proofed, superior quality, giclee* process, fine art print.

It is printed on 100% cotton rag acid-free, heavyweight fine art paper with a luxurious textured watercolor paper finish and archival pigment inks to ensure permanence.

Image Size - 12 x 8 inches printed on larger paper to allow ample borders for matting and framing.

India Miniature 'Rajput' Painting Reproductions
Radha and Krishna gaze into each other's eyes, c. 1720

Fine Art Reproduction
Actual Size Reproduction: 12 x 8 inches printed on larger 16 x 13 inch paper

Krishna and Radha gaze into each other’s eyes during a sunset walk. Their love is expressed by the multitude of birds, the flowering trees, and the intertwining of their bodies and garments. This quintessential Indian idea—that nature echoes human passion—is beautifully manifested in this work by a master who has successfully translated emotion into visual delight. The personification of nobles as the lovers Krishna and Radha was a popular pictorial theme in Kota and other Rajasthani courts. The subject relates to the poetry of the time.

Indian paintings have a very long history beginning essentially as religious illustrations, then developing over the centuries to become a fusion depicting the various cultures and traditions that spread across the Indian subcontinent. Evolving from small manuscript illustrations to miniature masterpieces often no larger than 6-10 inches in height or width, they lent themselves to private contemplation and enjoyment to be shared within a prince’s intimate circle.

During 12th to 17th centuries miniature painting flourished. Known as “Rajput miniature painting ", it represented a style of unique detail, color and beauty. The subjects of these miniature paintings were both religious and literary often representing folk tales and love stories of the Indian gods.

A favorite topic is the The Gita Govinda, a 12th century poem describing the relationship between Krishna and the gopis (female cow herders) of Vrindavana, and in particular one gopi named Radha. This work has great importance in the development of Hindu traditions.

In Rajput paintings human characters are rarely seen from a front face perspective. Most characters are seen in profile, with big eyes, pointed noses and slim waists and with fair, brown skin color. Lord Krishna’s skin however is always blue.

Women are painted having long hair and wear jewelry on hands, nose, neck, hair, waist and ankles. Man and women appear in traditional Indian dress and shoes. Men almost always wear turbans on their head.

Scenes of animals and landscapes are painted in fine line detail and are always a riot of saturated color fields of predominantly black, red, white, brown, blue and yellow.

Original Medium: Opaque watercolor on paper. Reproduction: Fine Art Paper, colored inks


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**the giclee process produces a high quality, fine art reproduction from a high-resolution digital file of an image. The file is then printed with a high-resolution photo generation printer on a fine art paper. Most artists and working photographers today use the giclee process to produce reproductions of their original artwork and photographs.

As with any original art or fine art reproduction, it is recommended that prints are framed and displayed under glass to prevent color fade or shift over the years.