id:			314496
accession number:	2018.190
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.190
updated:		2023-05-24 11:06:39.145000

Ascetic Princess with Snakes in a Wilderness: Asavari Ragini, from a Ragamala, c. 1650. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 25.8 x 18.2 cm (10 3/16 x 7 3/16 in.); miniature: 19.7 x 12.7 cm (7 3/4 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.190

title:				Ascetic Princess with Snakes in a Wilderness: Asavari Ragini, from a Ragamala
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creation date:			c. 1650
creation date earliest:		1640
creation date latest:		1660
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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:	Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner
technique:	gum tempera and gold 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: 25.8 x 18.2 cm (10 3/16 x 7 3/16 in.); Miniature: 19.7 x 12.7 cm (7 3/4 x 5 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	asāvarī
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Paintings of Bikaner – Indian Gallery 242 Rotation
	opening date:   2019-11-07T05:00:00
	<i>Paintings of Bikaner – Indian Gallery 242 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 7, 2019-April 5, 2020).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact:
This painting once belonged to the filmmaker James Ivory (American, b. 1928).

digital description:
According to a theme explored in various examples of Indian poetry and literature, a princess has fled her royal life to live alone on an island in the forest. She has skillfully made a skirt and hut of leaves and vines. Suffering deprivation and practicing yogic disciplines, she has achieved the power to peacefully commune with the water snakes, who are mystically drawn to her.

wall description:
According to a theme explored in various examples of Indian poetry and literature, a princess has fled her royal life to live alone on an island in the forest. She has skillfully made a skirt and hut of leaves and vines. Suffering deprivation and practicing yogic disciplines, she has achieved the power to peacefully commune with the water snakes, who are mystically drawn to her. <br><br>Asavari refers to a distinct ethnic group, now known as the Shabara tribe, who lived in forested regions of central India. A <em>ragini </em>refers to a musical composition.
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