Saranga-Dipak Ragini

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Saranga-Dipak Ragini

c. 1760-1770

Artist/maker unknown, Indian

This portrayal visualizes a musical mode through romantic love. Here the heroine, appearing weak with longing for her absent lover, rests against a tree. The pairs of animals around her symbolize love and passion and emphasize her solitary state. The approach of two ascetics suggests that the yearning for physical love is like the yearning to merge with the divine, the aim of such spiritual seekers. In the background, a seemingly unrelated scene shows a nobleman seated with his attendants, possibly a portrait of the patron of this particular ragamala series.

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Object Details

Title:

Saranga-Dipak Ragini
Page from a dispersed ragamala series

Date:

c. 1760-1770

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Indian

Medium:

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Dimensions:

12 x 8 5/8 inches (30.5 x 21.9 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Stella Kramrisch Fund for Indian and Himalayan Art, 2009

Accession Number:

2009-233-1

Geography:

Made in Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia Probably made in Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Context:

Dynasty: Mughal Dynasty (1526-1858)

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