Asavari Ragini, page from a Garland of Musical Ragas (Ragamala) Set
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Details
- Artist
- Unknown artist
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor on paper
- 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
- Palette
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- Image provider
- wikimedia-commons
- License
- Public domain
- Credit
- Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection
Art Genome Taxonomy
11 tags
Subject Matter
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Related to Music Metadata · 99%
The title identifies the work as “Asavari Ragini,” a page from a Garland of Musical Ragas (Ragamala) Set.
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Human Figure Visual · 98%
A single seated human figure in profile is prominently depicted at the center of the painted scene.
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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.
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Landscapes and Waterscapes Visual · 99%
Rock formations, trees, shrubs, flowering plants, and a watercourse with blossoms create a natural landscape setting.
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Text Visual · 99%
Two prominent lines of handwritten Indic script are visible above the framed image.
Visual Qualities
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Curvilinear Forms Visual · 96%
The snakes, figure, vegetation, and rounded geological forms are defined by repeated flowing and curling contours.
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Highly Detailed Visual · 98%
Fine linear detail is visible in the foliage, ornament, clothing, snakes, rock surfaces, and inscription.
Medium and Techniques
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Watercolor Metadata · 99%
The canonical catalog records the medium as opaque watercolor on paper.
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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
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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
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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
High-resolution sources
- Original image ↗ 2,102 × 3,000 · Wikimedia Commons · Availability not yet probed