Khambavati Ragini
1650
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1650
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Khambavati Ragini is a 1650 paint by Unknown, a Mughal Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a man in bright yellow robes sitting on a patterned rug, holding a small object. Around him, other figures stand or kneel, dressed in colorful clothes. Behind them, a building with domes and balconies fills the top half, while the bottom has a garden with ducks and flowers. The man’s face looks serious, and the colors are bold—reds, golds, and blues stand out. The painting feels like a story frozen in time, with every figure and detail carefully placed. If you like this style, look up Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like it.
The artwork depicts a scene from the musical mode Khambavati Ragini, painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper around 1650. It shows a woman performing worship before an image of Brahma in a palace courtyard, surrounded by attendants including maidservants and Brahmin youths.
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