A Heroine and Her Paramour: Malavi Ragini, from a Ragamala
1695
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1695
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
A woman in a red sari sits on a terrace while servants fan her and hold up a mirror. Below, a man in a turban walks with his arm around a woman, offering her a flower garland. Trees and dancers fill the edges, bursting with color. This painting comes from a *Ragamala*—a set of images meant to match musical moods. Each scene tells a short story about love or longing, almost like a visual song. The bright greens and reds feel lively, like the music they’re paired with. To see more paintings like this, look up the subject rajput kingdom of mewar.
