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Dipak ragini

Painting
ca. 1680 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Amer (made)

A Ragamala painting in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting a prince holding a tray with flaming lamps, beside him two ladies also with lamps, to the left a maidservant with a fly-whisk; in the upper half, a maidservant is on the terrace also carrying two lighted lamps. Illustration to the musical mode Dipak Ragini. From the same series as IS. 64-1952.

Object details

Categories
Paintings
Royalty
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
TitleDipak ragini (generic)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Opaque Watercolour
Paper
Paint
Painted
Brief description
Painting, prince seated on terrace with maids, Ragamala, Dipak ragini, opaque watercolour on paper, Amer, ca. 1680
Physical description
A Ragamala painting in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting a prince holding a tray with flaming lamps, beside him two ladies also with lamps, to the left a maidservant with a fly-whisk; in the upper half, a maidservant is on the terrace also carrying two lighted lamps. Illustration to the musical mode Dipak Ragini. From the same series as IS. 64-1952.
Dimensions
  • Height: 317mm
  • Width: 231mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 270mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 186mm (maximum)
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description
A prince holding a tray with flaming lamps, beside him two ladies also with lamps, to the left a maidservant with a fly-whisk; in the upper half, a maidservant is on the terrace also carrying two lighted lamps. Illustration to the musical mode Dipak Ragini.
Style
Rajasthani
Subjects depicted
Prince
Lamps
Servants
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.79-1952

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O433165/dipak-ragini-painting-unknown/
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