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Woman Longing for Her Lover: Verati Ragini of Dipak, from a Ragamala
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Woman Longing for Her Lover: Verati Ragini of Dipak, from a Ragamala

1650–60 · gum tempera, ink, gold, and silver on paper

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Outside an open bedchamber, a woman sits on a high stool with her arms stretched up overher head. Her attendant holds a pot of incense that will make her body and garments fragrant in anticipation of an amorous reunion. The red border with silver floral ornament is characteristic of this widely dispersed series.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineWoman Longing for Her Lover: Verati Ragini of Dipak, from a Ragamala, 1650–60. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota. Gum tempera, ink, gold, and silver on paper; page: 30.2 x 24.2 cm (11 7/8 x 9 1/2 in.); miniature: 21 x 11.4 cm (8 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.176
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