Kedara Ragini

anonymous, c. 1750 - c. 1770

A young female ascetic sits near a fire, her head gracefully resting on her raised knee. In her right hand is a rosary. Her yellowish hair may reference the ascetic practice of applying cow's urine to it. However, her adornments betray her noble birth. Next to her, a servant prepares the hookah. The painting belongs to the Ragamala genre.

  • Artwork typedrawing, Indian miniature
  • Object numberRP-T-2024-53
  • Dimensionsheight 226 mm x width 177 mm
  • Physical characteristicspenseel

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Kedara Ragini

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-2024-53

  • Description

    A young female ascetic sits near a fire, her head gracefully resting on her raised knee. In her right hand is a rosary. Her yellowish hair may reference the ascetic practice of applying cow's urine to it. However, her adornments betray her noble birth. Next to her, a servant prepares the hookah. The painting belongs to the Ragamala genre.

Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): anonymous, Kotah

  • Dating

    c. 1750 - c. 1770

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    penseel

  • Dimensions

    height 226 mm x width 177 mm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of A.L. Dallapicola, London

  • Acquisition

    gift 2024-04-30

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

    • Dahmen-Dallapiccola, A.L. Indische Miniaturen. Malerei der Rajput-Staaten, Holle Verlag, Baden-Baden, 1976
    • Maggs Oriental Miniatures and Illumination, Bulletin No. 23, March 1975
    • Dallapiccola, A.L. Ragamala-Miniaturen, Weltkunst, Munich, XLVII Jahrgang, N. 6, 15. March 1977
    • Dallapiccola, A.L., “Ragamala painting a brief introduction” in Glynn, C., Skelton, R., Dallapiccola A.L., Ragamala Paintings from India from the collection of Claudio Moscatelli, 2011, p. 18
    • Dallapiccola, A.L. et Enrico Isacco, Ragamala. Exposition Mars 1977
    • Dallapiccola, A.L. Princesses et Courtisanes, Oyez, Paris, 1978

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