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Forlorn lady with maids, illustrating the musical mode Patamanjari Ragini
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Description
The mode Patamanjari is depicted as a lady sorrowing in the absence of her lover. This page belongs to a Ragamala (‘Garland of Ragas’) series painted for Prince Amar Singh of Mewar and now mainly in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
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Details
- Series
- Garland of Ragas
- Associated place
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Asia › India › west India › Rajasthan › south Rajasthan › Udaipur (place of creation)
- Date
- 1695 - 1700
- Material and technique
- gouache on paper
- Dimensions
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mount 55.9 x 40.5 cm (height x width)
cropped page 38.1 x 28.6 cm (height x width)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Purchased, 2004.
- Accession no.
- EA2004.21
Glossary (2)
Ragamala, Ragini
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Ragamala
Raga (feminine ragini) are musical modes, often represented by compositions of ladies, lovers, warriors, animals or gods, in series of Ragamala ('Garland of Ragas') paintings, a very popular artistic genre in north India and the Deccan c. 1500 - 1800.
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Ragini
Raga (feminine ragini) are musical modes, often represented by compositions of ladies, lovers, warriors, animals or gods, in series of Ragamala ('Garland of Ragas') paintings, a very popular artistic genre in north India and the Deccan c. 1500 - 1800.
Location
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- currently in research collection
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