Rama Pines in the Wilderness

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Rama Pines in the Wilderness

c. 1775-1780

Artist/maker unknown, Indian

In this scene, Rama cannot find his beloved wife Sita. Although he does not yet know it, she has been abducted by the demon king Ravana. In his grief, Rama slumps on the ground below a drooping vine that amplifies his mood, his hat and bow forgotten by his side. Meanwhile Lakshmana, his bow half drawn, charges energetically across the pastel landscape in search of Sita. The brothers' antelope-skin garments and leaf hats show that they are still living in exile in the forest.

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Object Details

Title:

Rama Pines in the Wilderness
Page from a dispersed series of the Ramayana

Date:

c. 1775-1780

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Indian

Medium:

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Dimensions:

Image: 8 3/16 × 12 3/16 inches (20.8 × 31 cm) Sheet: 10 3/16 × 14 5/16 inches (25.9 × 36.4 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

125th Anniversary Acquisition. Alvin O. Bellak Collection, 2004

Accession Number:

2004-149-73

Geography:

Made in Guler, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia or made in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

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