Minneapolis Institute of Art
Heroine with Peacock
India (Calcutta)LinkedCulture matchlcp-e84f00141d5d
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Watercolor on paper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 18791
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
This alluring and voluptuous woman represents a nayika , or a woman in love, a common theme in medieval Indian literature and seventeenth and eighteenth century manuscript painting. The peacock she holds on her lap is a trope from Indian painting, a metaphor for the longing she feels for her absent lover. Her fancy white dotted sari, with a red and blue border, slips down to reveal her full breasts, a pose doubtlessly intended to titillate the viewer. Asia
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- Credit line
- Gift of Rhodes Robertson
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