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Page from a Dispersed Rasikapriya (Lover's Breviary)

Nuruddin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image is a rectangular painting with a brown speckled frame. The frame has a thin inner gold border and a thicker outer brown border with a speckled texture. Inside the frame, a scene depicts several people in a courtyard. A man with blue skin and a tall headdress stands at center left, wearing yellow pants and a brown sash. To his left, a woman sits on a pink cushion wearing a green top and yellow skirt. On the right side, two women stand wearing long dresses; one wears a pink top and orange skirt, and the other wears a peach dress with white trim. Behind them, a man sits on a hill, and another person sits on the ground to the right. In the background, there are white buildings with gold trim and a green sky with dark clouds. The buildings have flat roofs and a dome-shaped structure. The scene includes various objects such as a lantern and a basket. The color palette includes shades of brown, green, yellow, orange, pink, blue, and white. The style of the painting appears to be traditional Indian or Mughal. The painting's composition includes a central figure and several secondary figures in a courtyard setting.

Artwork Details

Date
1685
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper
Culture
India (Rajasthan, Bikaner)
Dimensions
480 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
View original
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