Artwork
Ragini
Ragini is an unspecified painting by the Mughal Painting artist Unknown. It dates from 1904 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
- Accession no.
- 1963.99
- Credit line
- Grace Rainey Rogers Fund
About this work
Overview
Ragini is a painting depicting a lively indoor scene with three figures. The work features bold, flat colors and text in an archaic Indian script at the top.
Subject & Meaning
The scene shows a man in white embracing another figure holding a child, while a woman in red and blue stands nearby. The setting includes a red-walled room with a table and a building with a dome in the background.
Technique & Style
The painting is characterized by its use of bright, flat colors and a lack of deep shadows, creating a vibrant and graphic effect.
Artist & collection
Ragini Desavaradi, Page from a Jaipur Ragamala Set
Krishna Watches A Juggler, from a copy of Bihari's Sat Sai
Ragini Bairari, Page from a Jaipur Ragamala Set
Malavagaudi Ragini, Page from a Jaipur Ragamala Set
Ragini Bilaval, Page from a Jaipur Ragamala Set
Ragini Dhanashri, Page from a Jaipur Ragamala Set
Untitled
A Woman Plucks Leaves While Awaiting Her Lover: Gunakali Ragini of Malkos, from the “Chawand Ragamala”
Krishna and Radha in a Pavilion, page from a copy of the Sat Sai Seven Hundred Verses)
Krishna and Radha Quarreling: Shatha Nayaka, from a Rasikapriya