Harvard Art Museums > 1973.156: Nata Ragini, Illustration from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Nata Ragini, Illustration from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series , 1973.156,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/216263. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1973.156 Title Nata Ragini, Illustration from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series Classification Paintings Work Type painting Date c. 1640-1660 Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, Central India, Malwa Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/216263 Physical Descriptions Medium Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; Malwa Style Dimensions sight: 21.8 x 15.3 cm (8 9/16 x 6 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Kenneth Galbraith Accession Year 1973 Object Number 1973.156 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Nata Ragini is commonly represented by a furious battle in which a solider on horseback severs the head of a solider on foot and is about to confront another. Here, the soldier, mounted on a white horse, holds his sword in the air with his right hand, and a large black shield in his left. He approaches a solider on foot who is about to fire an arrow at him. On the ground below the horse is a wounded soldier who holds up his sword. This painting is a pictorial metaphor for a raga, a musical phrase that is used as the basis for improvisation. Malwa Style. Publication History Stuart Cary Welch and Milo Cleveland Beach, Gods, Thrones, and Peacocks Northern Indian Painting from Two Traditions, exh. cat., Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (New York, NY, 1965), page 67/figure 16c Exhibition History India: From Tribe to Court, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 07/23/1981 - 07/23/1981 The Music Room, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/1984 - 11/11/1984 Ambassador's Choice: The Galbraith Collection of Indian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/15/1986 - 04/06/1986 Gods, Thrones, and Peacocks - Revisited: Northern Indian Miniatures from two Traditions, Fifteenth to Nineteenth Centuries, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/31/1990 - 06/10/1990 Rasika, the Discerning Connoisseur: Indian Paintings from the John Kenneth Galbraith Collection, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/1998 - 04/05/1998 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
