Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana at the Hermitage of Bharadvaja: Illustrated folio from a dispersed Ramayana series

A painting on rectangular paper or card with a speckled pink border and black inner border. The scene depicts several people sitting on grass under a tree with a large trunk and branches, a few leaves and several green bushes around. The people are dressed in traditional Indian clothing: - A woman with dark hair wearing a pink and white sari sits on the right. - A man with a green head covering and orange and white robes sits on the left. - A man with a green head covering and white robes sits cross-legged on the ground, facing left. - A man with a green head covering and white robes sits on a low platform on the left. - A man with a white beard and white robes sits by a tree on the right. - A man sits on the left in a meditative pose with his legs crossed. In the background, a river runs through a valley with mountains. On the river, there is a brown boat with people. On the right side of the valley, there are a few buildings. The valley floor has a white patch which could be a field or a body of water, with many small rounded green shapes.

Artwork Details

Date: ca. 1780
Medium: Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Culture: India (Kangra, Himachal Pradesh)
Dimensions: 600 × 426 px
Public Domain: Yes
Museum Record: View original

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Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana at the Hermitage of Bharadvaja: Illustrated folio from a dispersed Ramayana series

Artwork Details

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