rama, ramayana, c. 1605

Battle of Ravana and Jatayu, from Chapters 50 and 51 of the Aranya Kanda (Book of the Forest) of Valmiki’s Ramayana (Rama’s Journey); folio from the “Burnt” Ramayana

Archival Details

  • Tradition: Ramayana
  • Period: c. 1605
  • Medium: Gum tempera and ink on paper
  • Dimensions: Painting: 26.1 x 15.6 cm (10 1/4 x 6 1/8 in.)
  • Credit line: Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
  • Source: The Cleveland Museum of Art, accession 2013.306

Illustrated Ramayana manuscripts depict episodes from the epic of Rama, one of the most widely illustrated narratives in Indian painting, produced across many regional courts and workshops in a range of styles from the medieval period onward.

Artwork Details

Artist

Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection

Tradition

Ramayana

File

1593 × 2560 px · JPG · 752 KB

License

Public domain (CC0) · Source: The Cleveland Museum of Art

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Accession no.

2013.306

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