A Rajput Warrior with Camel, Possibly Maru Ragini from a Ragamala, 1650-80. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Amber or Southwestern India, Deccan. Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; miniature: 26 x cm (10 1/4 x 6 15/16 in.). A Rajput warrior holding a spear, with piercing dagger (katar) and sword attached to his belt, stands alone with his camel in a landscape. They have arrived at the banks of a stream, verdant in contrast to the intense hot yellow of the ground behind them. The musical mode associated with this painting is based on folk melodies of Rajasthan, whe
A Rajput Warrior with Camel, Possibly Maru Ragini from a Ragamala, 1650-80. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Amber or Southwestern India, Deccan. Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; miniature: 26 x cm (10 1/4 x 6 15/16 in.). A Rajput warrior holding a spear, with piercing dagger (katar) and sword attached to his belt, stands alone with his camel in a landscape. They have arrived at the banks of a stream, verdant in contrast to the intense hot yellow of the ground behind them. The musical mode associated with this painting is based on folk melodies of Rajasthan, where local stories feature a hero with a camel mount.
Size: 2223px × 3400px
Photo credit: © CMA/BOT / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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