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Dipaka Raga Page from an illustrated Ragamala series (

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Artist

Mohammed (son of Nur)

Title

Dipaka Raga Page from an illustrated Ragamala series

Object type

painting

Description

In the fifteenth or sixteenth century, a new genre of painting developed that attempted to capture in imagery the moods of famous passages of classical music. The music, known as ragas or raginis, inspired artists to create little scenarios—happy or sad, fierce or quiet, taking place in the daytime or nighttime, the summer or winter—that were illustrated over and over again.

This painting depicts one of the most famous ragas, Dipaka, which means “oil lamp.” It is perhaps the most passionate and fiery of the ragas, designed to be performed at noon during the summer; it is said that when it is properly performed, it can start fires. The subject is a couple in the midst of a passionate tryst. This depiction at first seems relatively cool; however, if one looks closely, the flames of passion are imprinted on the man’s robe, and his turban ornament—usually a feather—is in fact ablaze.

Date

between circa 1690 and circa 1700

Medium

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Dimensions

Overall: 9 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. (25.1 x 19.4 cm)

Collection

Brooklyn Museum

	Native name	Brooklyn Museum
	Parent institution	New York Art Resources Consortium
	Location	New York City
	Coordinates	40° 40′ 16.7″ N, 73° 57′ 49.5″ W
	Established	1895
	Website	www.brooklynmuseum.org
	Authority file	: Q632682 VIAF: 265104231 ISNI: 000000040381232X ULAN: 500304292 LCCN: n79063288 NLA: 35712949 WorldCat

Accession number

1991.77

Credit line

Gift of Charlene and S. Sanford Kornblum

Source/Photographer

Illustrated Ragamala series
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/labs/splitsecond/painting.php?id=153

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	07:55, 25 October 2011		300 × 384 (32 KB)	Sridhar1000 (talk \| contribs)