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Maru Ragini, from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies)
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About this work
A Rajput warrior holding a spear, with piercing dagger ( katar ) and sword attached to his belt, stands alone with his camel in a landscape. They have arrived at the banks of a stream, verdant in contrast to the intense hot yellow of the ground behind them. The musical mode associated with this painting is based on folk melodies of Rajasthan, where local stories feature a hero with a camel mount.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineMaru Ragini, from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), 1650–80. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Amber or Southwestern India, Deccan. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting: 26 x 17.6 cm (10 1/4 x 6 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, 2018.168
