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Painting
Rama, Sita and Lakshmana Return to Ayodhya
Indian artist, (active )
Indian artist
India
Primary
11 1/4 x 17 15/16 in. (28.6 x 45.6 cm)
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Opaque watercolor
Opaque watercolor
Jaipur, Rajasthan
ca. 1850-1900
1850
1900
1800-1900, 1900-2000, Indian, Lakshmana, paintings, Rama, Ramayana, Sita
Painting
This painting shows a scene at the end of the epic Indian poem, The Ramayana. Rama and Lakshmana have saved Sita and they all fly home on the aerial chariot Pushpaka to see Rama crowned king of Ayodhya. They ride with twenty-three million monkeys and bears who helped them defeat the demon king Ravana. When Ravana asked Brahma to make him indestructible to gods and demons, he underestimated the power of ordinary men and animals, who became his downfall after his abduction of Rama's wife, Sita.
upper centerupper centerlower centerverso, dealers' marks
1983.55
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Memorial Art Gallery
10/6/2000
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Painting
Krishna Raising Mount Govardhana
Indian artist, (active )
Indian artist
India
Primary
11 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (29.8 x 24.1 cm)
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Opaque watercolor
Opaque watercolor
Mewar, Rajasthan
ca. 1850
1845
1855
1800-1900, Indian, Krishna, paintings
Painting
1983.44
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Memorial Art Gallery
1/30/2001
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9/8/2011
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6/16/2015
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Painting
Krishna and Two Women
Indian artist, (active )
Indian artist
India
Primary
10 7/8 x 12 1/2 in. (27.6 x 31.8 cm)
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Opaque watercolor
Opaque watercolor
Jaipur, Rajasthan
ca. 1850-1860
1850
1860
1800-1900, Indian, Krishna, paintings
Painting
Krishna is one of the most popular and revered gods in the Hindu religion, worshipped as the eighth avatar, or incarnation, of the god Vishnu. In art, Krishna, which literally means "black" or "dark as a cloud," is usually portrayed with blue-black skin. As a youth, he appears as the divine lover surrounded by adoring gopis, or female cowherds.
Although Krishna's favorite of his many lovers was the beautiful gopi Radha, he was frequently careless of her affections. This image probably refers to a specific episode in their relationship: Radha, jealous of Krishna's attentions to other gopis, refuses to rejoin him in the forest. Krishna in turn makes an impassioned plea to Radha's friend, who intervenes and encourages their reunion.
The cult of Krishna held as a distinctive trait the exploration of divine and human love. In literature and myth, his youthful flirtations with the gopis are interpreted as symbolic of the loving interplay between God and the human soul.
1928.440
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Memorial Art Gallery
2/27/2001
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7/8/2016
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Painting
The God Shiva, His Consort Parvati, and a Musician
Indian artist, (active )
Indian artist
India
Primary
7 1/2 x 10 5/8 in. (19.1 x 27 cm)
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Opaque watercolor
Opaque watercolor
Jaipur, Rajasthan
ca. 1800-1850
1800
1850
1800-1900, cows, Indian, musicians, paintings, Parvati, Shiva
Painting
Shiva as the divine ascetic and the embodiment of the creative-destructive force can be identified by many attributes, each having symbolic value. He wears a tiger/leopard skin wrap (he has conquered pride), snakes coil around his hair, neck, and arms (cosmic energy, regeneration), he holds an axe (destruction) and a deer (regeneration, control of man's unsteady mind). His matted hair contains the crescent moon (time), from the top of his head flows the river Ganga (fertility), and he has a third eye in the center of his forehead (wisdom).
Shiva's consort or female half, Parvati, shown in quite elaborate dress, sits next to him as a musician entertains them. The white bull in the lower corner is Nandi, Shiva's vahana or vehicle, who, in India, is often worshiped in Shiva's place.
verso, Frame stamped in purple ink with inscription in grey ink inside, in Hindi numbers
1983.52
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Memorial Art Gallery
3/5/2001
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Painting
Pattern of Human and Animal Warriors
Indian artist, (active )
Indian artist
India
Primary
12 3/8 x 16 1/8 in. (31.4 x 41 cm)
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Opaque watercolor
Opaque watercolor
Paithan, Maharashtra
ca. 1834
1829
1839
1800-1900, Indian, paintings, warriors
Painting
This work depicts a scene from the epic Indian poem The Ramayana in which a group of animals heads to war with Rama and Lakshmana against the demon king, Ravana. In the story, Brahma, creator of the worlds, offered Ravana a boon in order to stop him from sacrificing himself in his honor. Ravana asked that he could not be killed by any god or demon and went about torturing all that crossed his path. In order to restore peace to the world, Narayana, preserver of the worlds, took the form of Rama, one of his ten earthly incarnations. After Ravana stole Rama's wife Sita, Rama and his brother, Lakshmana, gathered an army of monkeys and bears and defeated Ravana.
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1983.58
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Memorial Art Gallery
3/5/2001
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9/8/2011
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6/16/2015
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Metalwork
Treasure Chest
Indian artist, (active )
Indian artist
India
Primary
10 x 11 x 11 in. (25.4 x 27.9 x 27.9 cm)
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Brass
Brass
19th century
1800
1899
1800-1900, Indian, metalwork, vessels
Metalwork
1958.29
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/13/2001
58.29DI#1
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Front
4/10/2007
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Textiles
Lahore Rug
Indian artist, (active )
Indian artist
India
Primary
69 x 46 in. (175.3 x 116.8 cm)
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1800-1900, 19th century, Indian, rugs
Textiles
1940.70
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Memorial Art Gallery
5/12/2001
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5/1/2018
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Textiles
Senneh Rug
Iranian artist, (active )
Iranian artist
Iran
Primary
81 x 52 in. (205.7 x 132.1 cm)
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1800-1900, 19th century, Indian, rugs
Textiles
1940.71
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Memorial Art Gallery
5/12/2001
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5/1/2018
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