Desakhya Ragini
1770
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1770
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Desakhya Ragini is a 1770 paint by Unknown, a Rococo painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows five people in bright, flat colors against a deep red background. One man is mid-jump, another holds a bow, and two others sit or kneel, while a fifth stands near a tall pole. Small objects like a drum and a flag are scattered around, and the whole scene is framed by a gold-and-red border. The figures look stiff and stylized, not quite realistic. Their poses suggest movement, but their faces stay calm. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
This opaque watercolor painting on paper, created in 1770, depicts a scene of acrobats, including two wrestlers, a man leaping, one with a bow, and another mid-jump. The work is part of a ragamala series, specifically illustrating the musical mode Desakhya Ragini, which conveys themes through visual poetry and guides musicians on the appropriate mood and notes for performance.
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