A group of women in ecstasy before Madhava, from a Madhavanala Kamakandala
Unknown Artist
c. 1720
Medium
gum tempera and gold on paper
Dimensions
image: 19.1 × 28.3 cm · page: 21.7 × 31 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
Accession Number
2018.91
About this artwork
Sitting under a tree, Madhava sings in front of a group of women who came to fetch water from the well. Enchanted by his voice, the bedazzled ladies swoon and drop their clay pots. Their gaze is fixed on Madhava who is dressed as an ascetic. The backdrop is monochromatic green, and a thin blue strip denotes the sky.