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Maharana Ari Singh with His Courtiers Being Entertained at the Jagniwas Water Palace. Dated 1767. Artist: Bhima, Indian. Artist: Kesu Ram (Indian). Artist: Bhopa (Indian). Artist: Nathu (Indian). Culture: India (Rajasthan, Mewar, Udaipur). The maharana expresses his power and social position in this complicated work, which incorporates numerous figures set within the landscape of a lake palace. Employing multiple viewpoints, the painters depict Ari Singh in the main hall with his chiefs organized according to rank. They look on at a festival performance of dance and music. Ari Singh appears again in the lower left, next to a pool filled with fish and surrounded by tiny wall paintings populated with erotic scenes and the ten avatars (appearances) of Vishnu. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper. Page: 26 5/8 x 32 7/8 in. (67.6 x 83.5 cm); Image: 22 3/4 x 29 3/16 in. (57.8 x 74.1 cm). Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Irving, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Grunwald Gifts, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Gustavo Cisneros, 1994 (1994.116).

Location The Metropolitan Museum of Art/New York, NY/USA

Unique Identifier ART567025

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 6281px × 5250px

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