MADHUMADHAVI RAGA
MADHUMADHAVI RAGA
1 更多
MADHUMADHAVI RAGA

MUGHAL STYLE IN RAJASTHAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1700

细节
MADHUMADHAVI RAGA
MUGHAL STYLE IN RAJASTHAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1700
An illustration from a Ragamala series, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, set within indigo margins with gold illumination and gold rules, laid down on illuminated paper, verso plain with inventory mark
Painting 9 x 6 ¼in. (23 x 15.8cm.); folio 9 7⁄8 x 7 ¼in. (25 x 18.4cm.)

荣誉呈献

Sara Plumbly
Sara Plumbly Director, Head of Department

拍品专文


The Madhumadhavi Ragini concerns a young heroine (nayika) braving harsh conditions to meet her lover. It is commonly represented by a woman about to enter a palace in which her lover awaits. The sky is dark and filled with storm clouds, lightning, or rain. Here, the female figure walks into the palace and glances up at the thundery sky. This painting is a pictorial metaphor for a raga, a musical phrase that is used as the basis for improvisation. Another example of this scene is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, acc. no. IS.227-1955.

更多来自 魔力慧眼:托比·福尔克珍藏印度绘画

查看全部
查看全部