Kambhavati Ragini

anoniem, ca. 1680

Under the night sky, a female devotee attends a fire ceremony performed by the four-headed Hindu god Brahma, the god of creation. The female figural form is drawn in profile, with a gently rounded face and elongated eye. Brahma holds the Vedas in one hand while tending to the fire with another. The painting is surrounded by double black borders and a round red margins. On the margins there are verses: above in Braj, below in Sanskrit. A painting from a Ragamala series.

  • Soort kunstwerktekening, Indiase miniatuur
  • ObjectnummerRP-T-2024-55
  • Afmetingenhoogte 284 mm x breedte 220 mm
  • Fysieke kenmerkenpenseel

Identificatie

  • Titel(s)

    Kambhavati Ragini

  • Objecttype

  • Objectnummer

    RP-T-2024-55

  • Beschrijving

    Under the night sky, a female devotee attends a fire ceremony performed by the four-headed Hindu god Brahma, the god of creation. The female figural form is drawn in profile, with a gently rounded face and elongated eye. Brahma holds the Vedas in one hand while tending to the fire with another. The painting is surrounded by double black borders and a round red margins. On the margins there are verses: above in Braj, below in Sanskrit. A painting from a Ragamala series.


Vervaardiging

  • Vervaardiging

    tekenaar: anoniem, Bundi

  • Datering

    ca. 1680

  • Zoek verder op


Materiaal en techniek

  • Fysieke kenmerken

    penseel

  • Afmetingen

    hoogte 284 mm x breedte 220 mm


Verwerving en rechten

  • Credit line

    Schenking van mevrouw A.L. Dallapicola, Londen

  • Verwerving

    schenking 2024-04-30

  • Copyright


Documentatie

    • Maggs Oriental Miniatures and Illumination, Bulletin No. 23, March 1975
    • Dahmen-Dallapiccola, A.L. Indische Miniaturen. Malerei der Rajput-Staaten, Holle Verlag, Baden-Baden, 1976
    • E. Binney 3rd, The Mughal and Deccani Schools with some related Sultanate Material. Portland, Oregon, 1973
    • Dallapiccola, A.L. et Enrico Isacco, Ragamala. Exposition Mars 1977
    • Dallapiccola, A.L. Ragamala-Miniaturen, Weltkunst, Munich, XLVII Jahrgang, N. 6, 15. March 1977
    • Dallapiccola, A.L. Princesses et Courtisanes, Oyez, Paris, 1978

Duurzaam webadres