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"Madhumalti" (manuscript)

Keywords: Miniature Painting
Rajasthani Painting

Publisher: Allahabad Museum, Allahabad

Description: A Rajasthani style of painting, created on paper using watercolors. This is an iIllustrated page of "Madhumalti" manuscript. The painting shows two scenes. In the top register a king attired in red achkan in seated on his throne holding a flower in one his hands and a cushion in another. Three noblemen are seen seated in front of the king and all of them are holding a black cushion in their side. In the bottom register, a lady is seen lying with a cushion support on a cot holding her baby with both hands and her attendant is seen standing in front of her faning her. In this painting, men in jama-pajama, bagalbandi style attire and pagri on head and the ladies are dressed in ghanghara choli and odhani.

Type: Miniature Painting

Received From: Allahabad Museum


DC Field Value
dc.coverage.spatial Rajasthan, India
dc.coverage.temporal C.18th century CE
dc.date.accessioned 2020-09-06T17:42:41Z
dc.date.available 2020-09-06T17:42:41Z
dc.description A Rajasthani style of painting, created on paper using watercolors. This is an iIllustrated page of "Madhumalti" manuscript. The painting shows two scenes. In the top register a king attired in red achkan in seated on his throne holding a flower in one his hands and a cushion in another. Three noblemen are seen seated in front of the king and all of them are holding a black cushion in their side. In the bottom register, a lady is seen lying with a cushion support on a cot holding her baby with both hands and her attendant is seen standing in front of her faning her. In this painting, men in jama-pajama, bagalbandi style attire and pagri on head and the ladies are dressed in ghanghara choli and odhani.
dc.format.extent 20.32 x 11.43 cm
dc.format.mimetype image/jpg
dc.publisher Allahabad Museum, Allahabad
dc.subject Miniature Painting
Rajasthani Painting
dc.type Miniature Painting
dc.identifier.accessionnumber AM-MIN-361-vi
dc.format.medium image
dc.format.material paper


DC Field Value
dc.coverage.spatial Rajasthan, India
dc.coverage.temporal C.18th century CE
dc.date.accessioned 2020-09-06T17:42:41Z
dc.date.available 2020-09-06T17:42:41Z
dc.description A Rajasthani style of painting, created on paper using watercolors. This is an iIllustrated page of "Madhumalti" manuscript. The painting shows two scenes. In the top register a king attired in red achkan in seated on his throne holding a flower in one his hands and a cushion in another. Three noblemen are seen seated in front of the king and all of them are holding a black cushion in their side. In the bottom register, a lady is seen lying with a cushion support on a cot holding her baby with both hands and her attendant is seen standing in front of her faning her. In this painting, men in jama-pajama, bagalbandi style attire and pagri on head and the ladies are dressed in ghanghara choli and odhani.
dc.format.extent 20.32 x 11.43 cm
dc.format.mimetype image/jpg
dc.publisher Allahabad Museum, Allahabad
dc.subject Miniature Painting
Rajasthani Painting
dc.type Miniature Painting
dc.identifier.accessionnumber AM-MIN-361-vi
dc.format.medium image
dc.format.material paper

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