Bhairavi Ragini
1520
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1520
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Bhairavi Ragini is a 1520 paint by Unknown, a Mughal Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting depicts a woman sitting on a blue and white rug, wearing a red and white checkered skirt and a yellow top. She is adorned with jewelry and holds a stringed instrument. The background features a red wall with yellow writing, a yellow wall with a black object, and a white building with a red door. The woman's attire and the instrument she holds suggest a cultural or musical significance. The writing on the red wall may provide additional context, but its meaning is unclear. To learn more about the style and techniques used in this painting, explore the Renaissance movement.
A painting in opaque watercolor on paper depicts an illustration of the musical mode Bhairavi ragini, showing a female devotee engaged in worship at a shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva. The garlanded lingam is placed within an architectural setting influenced by late fifteenth-century Sultanate design, while a makara-standard eave decoration indicates these palace motifs belong to a Hindu court.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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