Asavari Ragini, page from a Garland of Musical Ragas (Ragamala) Set

Asavari Ragini, page from a Garland of Musical Ragas (Ragamala) Set

Unknown artist

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Details

Dimensions
Image: 20.3 × 13.3 cm (8 × 5 1/4 in.); Outermost Border: 25 × 16.7 cm (9 13/16 × 6 9/16 in.); Paper: 28 × 19.8 cm (11 1/16 × 7 13/16 in.)
Origin
India
Holding institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Image provider
wikimedia-commons
License
Public domain
Credit
Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection

Art Genome Taxonomy

11 tags

Subject Matter

  • Related to Music Metadata · 99%

    The title identifies the work as “Asavari Ragini,” a page from a Garland of Musical Ragas (Ragamala) Set.

  • Human Figure Visual · 98%

    A single seated human figure in profile is prominently depicted at the center of the painted scene.

  • Animals Visual · 99%

    Numerous clearly rendered snakes coil across the platform, around the figure, and along the surrounding landscape; small waterfowl also appear at the bottom.

  • Rock formations, trees, shrubs, flowering plants, and a watercourse with blossoms create a natural landscape setting.

  • Text Visual · 99%

    Two prominent lines of handwritten Indic script are visible above the framed image.

Visual Qualities

  • Curvilinear Forms Visual · 96%

    The snakes, figure, vegetation, and rounded geological forms are defined by repeated flowing and curling contours.

  • Highly Detailed Visual · 98%

    Fine linear detail is visible in the foliage, ornament, clothing, snakes, rock surfaces, and inscription.

Medium and Techniques

  • Watercolor Metadata · 99%

    The canonical catalog records the medium as opaque watercolor on paper.

  • Work on Paper Metadata · 99%

    The canonical catalog records the work as opaque watercolor on paper, and the image visibly presents a painted image on a sheet with surrounding paper margins.

Time Periods

  • 17th Century Art Metadata · 99%

    The catalog dates the work to the mid–to late 17th century, with a date range of 1640–1699.

Geographic Regions

  • Indian Art Metadata · 99%

    The catalog gives the place of origin as India and the artist display as India, Rajasthan, Bundi.

Source & rights

anonymous. https://www.artic.edu/artworks/76899

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