Female musician playing the flute in the woods

Unknown (Indian)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
ca. 1740
Height:
16.3 cm  (6 7/16 in.)
Width:
13.2 cm  (5 3/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Place of creation:
Rājasthān (Bhārat)
School:
Rajput

Description

Description from museum website:
Standing among large trees with densely, individually painted leaves, is a young female musician playing the flute. She faces the viewer while her body is turned to the side. She wears a chartreuse green chaniya choli, which consists of a cropped top and a long skirt. Her head and shoulders are covered with a translucent green scarf. She wears a garland of flowers, strands of pearls, pearl earrings, and red slippers.

Iconclass

48CC75
making music; musician with instrument - CC - out of doors
48CC723
portrait of a musician - CC - out of doors
48CC73513
transverse flute - CC - out of doors

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Transverse flute [4093]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

Mughal period; Rajput style

RIdIM record id

5659