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Madhava faces a man holding a scale, folio 1 from a Madhavanala-Kamakandala
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In the opening page of the series, the artist sets the scene in the city of Pushpavati. The protagonist Madhava holds a stringed instrument (vina), which he plays so bewitchingly that women become entranced. His good looks and musical talent earn him extra riches, which are being presented to him at the lower left. Other Brahmin priests and members of the nobility become jealous.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineMadhava faces a man holding a scale, folio 1 from a Madhavanala-Kamakandala, c. 1720. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting: 19.2 x 28.7 cm (7 9/16 x 11 5/16 in.); page: 21.8 x 30.4 cm (8 9/16 x 11 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.95
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