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"The Court of Ravana", Folio from a Ramayana

ca. 1605
Not on view
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "The Court of Ravana", Folio from a Ramayana
  • Date: ca. 1605
  • Geography: Attributed to India
  • Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
  • 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)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. Polsky Fund, 2002
  • Object Number: 2002.505
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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