The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 18, 2025
A Royal Woman in a Pavilion: Desavarari Ragini of Dipak, from a Ragamala
c. 1695
Page: 38.1 x 28.9 cm (15 x 11 3/8 in.)
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
“Dipak” means lamp; one attendant holds a lamp; another is on a golden stand.Description
A sumptuous palace setting depicts the women’s quarters. In the upper register a woman approaches a bed made under a canopy on a terrace overlooking a lotus pool in the middle of which is a pleasure pavilion. An attendant holds a peacock tail feather whisk to indicate the royal status of the woman in the center; two musicians play drum and cymbals in the lower right.- {{cite web|title=A Royal Woman in a Pavilion: Desavarari Ragini of Dipak, from a Ragamala|url=false|author=|year=c. 1695|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.138