The lovelorn heroine, from a Sat Sai of Bihari
1785
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1785
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
A woman in a pink dress leans against a flowering tree. Her face is turned away, and other girls walk past, whispering. This painting comes from a book of poems called *Sat Sai*. The poems describe women in different moods—here, the woman is lonely while her lover is away. The artist matched her dress to the blossoms, and no bees visit the flowers, hinting at her sadness. To see more art like this, look up northern india, pahari kingdoms.
