Kamakandala dies on hearing the news of Madhava’s death, from a Madhavanala Kamakandala
Unknown Artist
c. 1720
Medium
gum tempera and gold on paper
Dimensions
image: 17.6 × 28.5 cm · page: 20.2 × 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
2018.94
About this artwork
Raja Bikramaditya is dressed in the popular fashion of Pahari kings of the 1600s. Kandala’s corpse is supported by three women who rush to attend to her. She is wrapped in pure white, as is the custom in India. The scene is set at night with a star-studded sky.