A Disconsolate Lady on a Terrace with Attendants

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A Disconsolate Lady on a Terrace with Attendants

Date
c. 1730
Medium
Gum tempera, silver, and gold on paper
Culture
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Raghogarh
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
314491

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This princess is waiting for her lover to arrive. Thinking of him, she touches her breast and her lap, while one attendant keeps flies off with the royal whisk, and the other bites her finger in a gesture of astonishment. The artist has whimsically manipulated elements of the landscape, such as the blazing sun peeking out from behind the flat black hill at the lower left corner, and invading the yellow strip at the top with blocks of blue sky to accommodate the finials of the palace rooftops. Her loose hair and seating posture with one leg outstretched indicate that she is losing hope.

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Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund

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