The Sentiment of Peace: Sama Rasa, from a Rasikapriya (1634): Art, History and Details

The Sentiment of Peace: Sama Rasa, from a Rasikapriya (1634) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

A lovesick heroine sits in a chamber with her head turned in disregard. A confidante (sakhi) explains her condition to Krishna and requests that he meet her. The sakhi raises her finger in concern and points toward the heroine with her other hand. Krishna, wearing Mughal turban and garments, gestures in agreement. The color palette is simple, and the composition is flat—hallmarks of early Malwa painting.

Object facts

• Title: The Sentiment of Peace: Sama Rasa, from a Rasikapriya
• Date: 1634
• Culture: Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa
• Type: Painting
• Technique: Gum tempera and gold on paper
• Dimensions: Page: 19.7 x 16.2 cm (7 3/4 x 6 3/8 in.)
• Collection: Indian Art
• Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
• Accession number: 2018.124

A detail from the museum

A peacock perches on the terrace of the heroine, accentuating her loneliness.

Collection credit

Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund

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