Government of India
An Illustration from the Ramayana
Keywords: Painting
Basohli Painting
Publisher: National Museum, New Delhi
Description: This painting belongs to the Pahari school of painting which depicts an illustration from the Ramayana. The scene depicts Rama and Lakshmana fighting multi-armed Ravana. Rama is blue complexioned, wears a mala, armlets, karas and skirt of leaves. A sword and quiver of arrows are tucked into kamarband. He holds a bow in his hands and is aiming an arrow at Ravana. Lakshmana stands to his left. He is fair complexioned, wears a skirt of leaves and a sword and a quiver of arrows tucked to the belt. Ravana (upper portion missing) stands facing Rama and holds a number of arms including a snake in his hands. Three arms of Ravana which were cut out by the arrows of Rama are lying on the ground. Ravana wears a jama and a green coloured kamarband and high boots. It has a yellow background and red border with a black line.
Type: Painting
Received From: National Museum, New Delhi
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Nurpur |
| dc.coverage.temporal | C. 1730 C.E. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-12-13T12:33:14Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-12-13T12:33:14Z |
| dc.description | This painting belongs to the Pahari school of painting which depicts an illustration from the Ramayana. The scene depicts Rama and Lakshmana fighting multi-armed Ravana. Rama is blue complexioned, wears a mala, armlets, karas and skirt of leaves. A sword and quiver of arrows are tucked into kamarband. He holds a bow in his hands and is aiming an arrow at Ravana. Lakshmana stands to his left. He is fair complexioned, wears a skirt of leaves and a sword and a quiver of arrows tucked to the belt. Ravana (upper portion missing) stands facing Rama and holds a number of arms including a snake in his hands. Three arms of Ravana which were cut out by the arrows of Rama are lying on the ground. Ravana wears a jama and a green coloured kamarband and high boots. It has a yellow background and red border with a black line. |
| dc.format.extent | 15.5 x 21.5 cm (approx.) |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | National Museum, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Painting Basohli Painting |
| dc.type | Painting |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | 76.32 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | Paper |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Nurpur |
| dc.coverage.temporal | C. 1730 C.E. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-12-13T12:33:14Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-12-13T12:33:14Z |
| dc.description | This painting belongs to the Pahari school of painting which depicts an illustration from the Ramayana. The scene depicts Rama and Lakshmana fighting multi-armed Ravana. Rama is blue complexioned, wears a mala, armlets, karas and skirt of leaves. A sword and quiver of arrows are tucked into kamarband. He holds a bow in his hands and is aiming an arrow at Ravana. Lakshmana stands to his left. He is fair complexioned, wears a skirt of leaves and a sword and a quiver of arrows tucked to the belt. Ravana (upper portion missing) stands facing Rama and holds a number of arms including a snake in his hands. Three arms of Ravana which were cut out by the arrows of Rama are lying on the ground. Ravana wears a jama and a green coloured kamarband and high boots. It has a yellow background and red border with a black line. |
| dc.format.extent | 15.5 x 21.5 cm (approx.) |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | National Museum, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Painting Basohli Painting |
| dc.type | Painting |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | 76.32 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | Paper |
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