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May 26, 2016
May 26, 2016

A Group of Women in Ecstasy Before Madhava, from a Madhavanala Kamakandala

A Group of Women in Ecstasy Before Madhava, from a Madhavanala Kamakandala

c. 1720

India, Bilaspur

Gum tempera and gold on paper

Page: 21.7 x 31 cm (8 9/16 x 12 3/16 in.); Image: 19.1 x 28.3 cm (7 1/2 x 11 1/8 in.)

Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.91

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Mesmerized women sitting by the well are removing their jewelry.

Description

Sitting under a tree, Madhava sings in front of a group of women who came to fetch water from the well. Enchanted by his voice, the bedazzled ladies swoon and drop their clay pots. Their gaze is fixed on Madhava who is dressed as an ascetic. The backdrop is monochromatic green, and a thin blue strip denotes the sky.

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Collection: 
Indian Art
Department: 
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Type of artwork: 
Painting
Medium: 
Gum tempera and gold on paper
Credit line: 
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund

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