Krishna and Consort on a Palace Balcony with Musicians: Vukharo Ragaputra of Bhairav, from the “Boston Ragamala”
1772
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1772
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Krishna and Consort on a Palace Balcony with Musicians: Vukharo Ragaputra of Bhairav, from the “Boston Ragamala” is a 1772 unspecified by Unknown, a Mughal Painting work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a night scene: the blue-skinned god Krishna lounges on a balcony with his beloved while musicians play below. A singer tilts his head back, mouth open, lost in song. A guard counts beads, at ease. This painting comes from a set called a *ragamala*—each image matches a mood to a melody. Here, the joy of the music spills into the colors and the relaxed poses. To see more paintings like this, look up *rajput kingdom of kota*.
The mood of this scene is joyous, as the blue-skinned god Krishna sits with his beloved in a high covered balcony. Below, exuberant musicians blow horns and clap time. One man in front plays the cymbals next to the open-mouthed singer on a lute-like instrument. A guard sits relaxed and unworried, counting the beads of his rosary.
This musical mode is performed at early morning, suggested by the sunrise at the horizon.
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