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Madhumadhavai Ragini: Page from a Dispersed Ragamala Series (Garland of Musical Modes)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a painting of a woman in traditional Indian attire. The woman wears an orange top and a red skirt with white polka dots, and has dark hair. She sits on one knee on a yellow patterned cloth, with her right arm raised and her left arm extended. Two peacock feathers are held in her right hand. She sits in front of a building with a red door and a yellow window with two black birds on it. The building has a red and white roof. A green field and blue sky with clouds are visible in the background. The painting is framed by a border of black text written in a non-Latin script.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1640–50
Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Culture
India (Rajasthan, Marwar)
Dimensions
492 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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