A Heroine and Her Paramour: Malavi Ragini, from a Ragamala

Cleveland Museum of Art

A Heroine and Her Paramour: Malavi Ragini, from a Ragamala

Date
c. 1695
Medium
gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Culture
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting is divided into two registers. The top register depicts a royal lady being attended by maidservants outside a bed chamber. The lower register depicts a noble walking with his consort, holding her tight and offering her a garland. The surrounding women dance and play music with an exuberance echoed in the vegetation. The sun has a human face and gazes on the scene.

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