A folio from Gita Govinda, Sarga I
Gita Govinda, the song of the cowherds, celebrating the love of Radha and Krishna, is a 12 century poetic work by Jayadeva. It was popularized by Shri Chitanya Deva for worship at the Jagannath temple in Puri (Orissa). The theme became so popular in Indian culture, that its pictorial representations were painted by almost all schools of miniature paintings from the 16th Century to the 19th Century. The Gita Govinda paintings, in N.C. Mehta Collection, is datable to about 1525 A.D. It indicates the transition of Jaina style of paintings of Gujarat into a new style which prevailed
before Mughal and Rajasthani Schools evolved.
अवधि:
Early 16th Century A.D.
माप:
20.8 cm x 33.1 cm, 15.2 cm x 26.2 cm (Painted area)
प्रवेश संख्या:
NCM 173.144
श्रेणी:
-
उद्गम या क्षेत्र:
Gujarat
शैली:
Painting on paper