The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 27, 2024
A Woman Charms Snakes in the Wilderness: Asavari Ragini, from a Ragamala
early 1700s
Page: 22.2 x 16.5 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Miniature: 18.4 x 13.3 cm (7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
Location: not on view
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Unafraid, she offers a flower to one cobra and allows another to wind its way up her leg.Description
Wearing a blouse and skirt made of leaves, the heroine retains her jewelry and diaphanous veil. She speaks to a snake, and others approach, charmed by her beauty. The multiple colors used for the rocks add to the otherworldly quality of the scene, and even they seem drawn to her spiritual magnetism.- {{cite web|title=A Woman Charms Snakes in the Wilderness: Asavari Ragini, from a Ragamala|url=false|author=|year=early 1700s|access-date=27 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.199