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"The Court of Ravana", Folio from a Ramayana
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Title:
"The Court of Ravana", Folio from a Ramayana
Caption:
"The Court of Ravana", Folio from a Ramayana. Dimensions: Painting: H. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm)
W. 7 7/16 in. (18.9 cm)
Page: H. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm)
W. 7 7/16 in. (18.9 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm). Date: ca. 1605.
The page comes from a copy of the Ramayana probably made for the Mughal courtier Bir Singh Deo of Datia. Inspired by fifteenth-century Indian and Persian painting, this folio is unique from the others in this manuscript. The array of demon courtiers attending the ten-headed demon-king Ravana come right out of Safavid paintings of divs, while the ornament of the pavilion resembles the Persian tile decoration found in paintings from Shiraz.
Technique/material:
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
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Image size:
2842 x 4124 px | 33.5 MB
Print size:
24.1 x 34.9 cm | 9.5 x 13.7 in (300 dpi)
