Artwork
Gujjari Ragini
Gujjari Ragini is a paint painting by the Mughal Painting artist Unknown. It dates from 1850 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
Gujjari Ragini is a painting executed in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting a serene scene.
Subject & Meaning
The painting illustrates the musical mode Gujjari ragini, showing a woman sitting on a terrace playing a stringed instrument, surrounded by a garden with a fountain and a tree.
Technique & Style
The artwork features bright colors and simple shapes, with the woman dressed in an orange skirt with pink flowers and a yellow top, and is framed with orange and decorated with red flowers.
Context
The scene suggests a quiet moment of music, with the stillness balanced by the liveliness of the colors and composition.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
