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rama, ramayana, c. 1710

Queen Kaikeyi reminds King Dasharatha about the sacrifices of King Bali and King Shivi, folio 39 from the Ayodhya Kanda (Book of Ayodhya) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey)

Archival Details

  • Tradition: Ramayana
  • Period: c. 1710
  • Medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
  • Dimensions: Overall: 20 x 38.2 cm (7 7/8 x 15 1/16 in.)
  • Credit line: Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
  • Source: The Cleveland Museum of Art, accession 2018.142

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

Unknown (Kishangarh atelier)

Era

c. 1750 CE, Rajput

Medium

Opaque watercolour and gold on paper

File

7200 × 9600 px · TIFF · 412 MB

License

Royalty-free · Commercial use

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