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Patamanjari Ragini of Dipak, from a Ragamala
c. 1740–50
- Medium
- Gum tempera and ink on paper
- Classification
- Painting
- Dimensions
- Overall: 18.9 x 11.4 cm (7 7/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
- Culture
- Northern India, Pahari kingdoms
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Credit line
- Gift of John D. Proctor
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed
View at the Cleveland Museum of Art
About this work
According to a poem describing this ragini (melody), a lovesick girl plays with a cat to pass the time. Her companion tries to console her. Musical performances of Patamanjari Ragini are based on the sound of a cat’s voice. They evoke the heroine’s feelings of longing to reunite with her lover. This painting was part of an extensive set, each depicting a specific mood and a visual element related to the sound of different melodies.
