Dipak Raga, One of the Thirty-Six Melodies (Ragamala): Personifying Love
1690
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1690
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dipak Raga, One of the Thirty-Six Melodies (Ragamala): Personifying Love is a 1690 unspecified by Unknown, a Baroque work, depicting Himachal Pradesh, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A nobleman sits cross-legged on a bright red carpet, a servant behind him waving a fly-whisk. Around them, flowers bloom in flat, bold colors—no shadows, no depth. This painting comes from a set that turned music into pictures. Each melody had its own mood, its own scene. Here, the mood is love, but the artist didn’t show a couple. Instead, the nobleman’s calm face and the servant’s careful work hint at quiet devotion. Look up the Pahari kingdom of Basohli to see more paintings like this one.
A nobleman is seated on a carpet, attended by a retainer holding a flywhisk.
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