Woman Feeding Deer: Todi Ragini, from a Ragamala
1610
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1610
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Woman Feeding Deer: Todi Ragini, from a Ragamala is a 1610 unspecified by Unknown, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A woman in an orange skirt and sheer gold-patterned sari kneels on the ground. She holds a stringed instrument called a vina and feeds grass to four eager deer. A yellow border frames the scene, with a line of Sanskrit poetry at the top. This painting is part of a *Ragamala*—a set of images that pair music and art. Each image represents a *ragini*, a type of melody, and this one shows Todi Ragini. The deer and the woman’s calm focus suggest the mood of the music. To see more works like this, look up northwestern india, rajasthan, rajput kingdom of amber.
The lone woman wears an orange skirt under a sheer brown sari with gold patterns. She offers some grass to one of four deer that approach her with enthusiasm. She holds a blue and gold vina and faces to the viewer’s left. A poetic verse in Sanskrit describing Ragini Todi is inscribed within the upper yellow border.
Melodies played in the musical mode or key called Todi are performed between 9 AM and 12 PM.
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