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Radha and Krishna in the Boat of Love

c. 1750

Nihal Chand

Material / technique
Natural colour on paper
Attribution / role
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Collection / source
National Museum, New Delhi

Artwork notes

The National Museum records Nihal Chand and an artist’s signature.

Materials, marks and colour

Artist-wide context; individual works may differ.

Media and surface

Fine paper painting makes small changes of outline highly visible.

Marks and structure

Long eyes and carefully curved profiles can express a literary ideal of beauty.

Palette and light

Clear colour areas, pale architecture and landscape organise intimacy and distance.

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