1700 (ca.), Hasan Riza, Princess with Attendants [watercolor] -- National Museum of Women in the Arts (Washington)
From the museum label: Mattai takes inspiration from South Asian artistic traditions, including Indian miniature painting. Here, a seated princess is surrounded by female attendants holding instruments and other objects. "There are issues in India of caste and class," Mattai says. "This watercolor is in a sense about a ruling class and aristocratic class. Presenting my work with it also speaks to power and class."
1700 (ca.), Hasan Riza, Princess with Attendants [watercolor] -- National Museum of Women in the Arts (Washington)
From the museum label: Mattai takes inspiration from South Asian artistic traditions, including Indian miniature painting. Here, a seated princess is surrounded by female attendants holding instruments and other objects. "There are issues in India of caste and class," Mattai says. "This watercolor is in a sense about a ruling class and aristocratic class. Presenting my work with it also speaks to power and class."