id:			314242
accession number:	2018.108
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.108
updated:		2023-03-22 03:05:18.281000

A Lady with Attendant and a Pair of Deer: Probably Gujari Ragini of Dipak, from a Pahari Ragamala, 1710–20. Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Kingdom, probably Chamba. Gum tempera on paper; page: 21.9 x 15.6 cm (8 5/8 x 6 1/8 in.); image: 16.7 x 10.1 cm (6 9/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.108

title:				A Lady with Attendant and a Pair of Deer: Probably Gujari Ragini of Dipak, from a Pahari Ragamala
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creation date:			1710–20
creation date earliest:		1710
creation date latest:		1720
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creditline:			Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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culture:	Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Kingdom, probably Chamba
technique:	gum tempera on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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catalogue raisonne: 

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measurements: Page: 21.9 x 15.6 cm (8 5/8 x 6 1/8 in.); Image: 16.7 x 10.1 cm (6 9/16 x 4 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	D – 1200
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Indian Gallery 242 Rotation
	opening date:   2018-09-10T04:00:00
	<i>Indian Gallery 242 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 10, 2018-April 7, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer, Beverly Hills, CA, partial sale and gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 2002-2018
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2018-
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fun fact:
The lady fondling the deer is adorning a transparent muslin shawl.

digital description:
Two ladies, one clad in a transparent shawl and the other wearing a Mughal <em>peshwaz</em>, are flanked by a pair of deer under a flowering tree. The lady standing on a hexagonal stool is fondly caressing the deer while her attendant holds a vina, an Indian musical instrument. The scene is set against a solid mauve monochromatic background.

wall description:
Half of the heroine’s body is directed toward her handmaiden playing a stringed instrument known as a <em>vina </em>to her left, and the other half toward the deer at her right. She extends one hand to fondle the male under his chin. All three gaze at her in rapt devotion. Her loose hair and light muslin garment indicate that she has recently bathed outdoors, when she was interrupted by the arrival of the deer. This scene is intended to evoke feelings of awe in the viewer: the heroine’s beauty is such that even wild animals are drawn to her as a couple.<br>This page is from a series in which each painting is meant to inspire an emotional response that correlates with feelings elicited by musical compositions played in the mode, or key, of the same name.
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IMAGES

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