Ragamala paintings were mounted in albums in large sets with up to six or seven ragasand their accompanying raginis. Poets applied vivid imagery to these musical modes, writing brief poems to accompany a particular melody. Each painting is therefore a combination of three forms of artistic expression—music, poetry and the visual arts.
Details
- Title : Ragamala Album: Gauri Ragini
- Year : c. 1625
- Classification : Painting
- Medium : Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Dimension : 7 x 5-1/2 in. (17.8 x 14.0 cm)
- Accession No : M.1979.92.11.P
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal: Bhaktapur
- Collection : Norton Simon Museum
- Credit Line : Norton Simon Art Foundation, Gift of Mr. Norton Simon
- Status : Currently not on view