Musical gathering

Unknown (Indian)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

18th century

Height:

27.7 cm  (10 15/16 in.)

Width:

21.0 cm  (8 1/4 in.)

framed: 18 1/4 × 15 1/16 in. (46.3 × 38.3 cm)

Technique / Medium:

opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Place of creation:

Deccan, Bhārat

School:

Mughal

Description

Musicians can be seen in the lower right corner of this painting: one clapping, one holding a tanpura (tambura).
Commentary from the museum website:
The elegantly clad and bejeweled women seated at the center of this painting, and their equally fashionable attendants, are enjoying an evening of music and camaraderie. Both of the women hold flowers, which they present to one another, and the flask and betel-nut containers placed before them suggest that the evening will also include rose water and other luxuries.

Iconclass

48CC75
making music; musician with instrument - CC - out of doors
48CC751
one person with musical instrument, not playing - CC - out of doors
43AA2
private festivities, merry company - AA - in the open air, fête champêtre

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Tambura [3461]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

6130