Painting
ca. 1780 (made)
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In this scene of leisure, two women on a moonlit terrace watch pigeons as they come home to roost. Food and drink is laid out for the women to enjoy, and an attendant cools them with a fan while another plays music.
The composition is enlivened by the placement of the patterned floorspread and bed at a diagonal angle. This is a feature often seen
in paintings from Bundi.
The composition is enlivened by the placement of the patterned floorspread and bed at a diagonal angle. This is a feature often seen
in paintings from Bundi.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, ladies watching pigeons on terrace, opaque watercolour on paper, Bundi, ca. 1780 |
| Physical description | Painting, opaque watercolour on paper, depicting two ladies attended by maids and female musicians watching the play and capering of pigeons. |
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| Content description | Two ladies attended by maids and female musicians watching the play and capering of pigeons. |
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| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | In this scene of leisure, two women on a moonlit terrace watch pigeons as they come home to roost. Food and drink is laid out for the women to enjoy, and an attendant cools them with a fan while another plays music. The composition is enlivened by the placement of the patterned floorspread and bed at a diagonal angle. This is a feature often seen in paintings from Bundi. |
| Bibliographic reference | Archer, W.G. Indian Painting in Bundi and Kotah
Cat. No. 12, fig. 26, p. 12 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.96-1952 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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