File:Clevelandart 2018.176.jpg
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Summary
anonymous: Woman Longing for Her Lover: Verati Ragini of Dipak, from a Ragamala
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| Title |
Lady Longing for her Lover, Varari Ragini of Dipak, from a Ragamala |
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painting  |
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| Description |
A lady clasps her hands above her head in a posture of seduction meant to show off her figure as she anticipates her lover’s arrival. She turns toward the empty bed and waits impatiently, and her attendant burns incense that perfumes the air. Many Rajput paintings depict emotive scenes intended to enhance the pleasure of looking by evoking similar feelings in the viewer. In this painting, bees hover above the heroine as though they mistake her for a blossom, metaphorically referring to the desired act of lovemaking. |
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| Date | 1650 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Page: 30.2 x 24.2 cm (11 7/8 x 9 1/2 in.); Miniature: 21 x 11.4 cm (8 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
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Indian and South East Asian Art |
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| Accession number |
2018.176 |
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| Place of creation | Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| References |
https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.176 |
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| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.176 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
 
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This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. |
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This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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| current | 07:24, 22 January 2019 | | 2,703 × 3,400 (3.4 MB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
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