Three Musicians Perform Before a King: Shri Raga, from a Ragamala
1640–1660
- Medium
- gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.8 x 16.5 cm (8 3/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
- Genre
- painting
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa
About
A king sits on a throne with a yogic band around his legs, listening to the music of two sages: a blue-skinned sage on a stringed instrument (vina), and a white-skinned one playing cymbals. A standing percussionist accompanies them on a drum. An attendant behind the king holds the royal canopy over his head.