EditorialParable of the bad winemakers Van d'Inrydingh Iesu, and some histories based on that (series title) Parables from the New Testament (series title) Den Grooten Figuer-Bibel (... ) (series title), In a fenced vineyard, winegrowers kill the servants of th...
EditorialRāva?a is overwhelmed by grief (all his heads in profile) on hearing of his last remaining son's death. Then furious with rage, he rushes with his upraised sword at Sītā, who calmly awaits her fate seated in her grove, but he is restrained by his ...
EditorialRama recognises Lava and Kusha as his own sons and decides to have Sita vindicated by oath in front of all. The top left shows Valmiki being approached by Rama's messengers; Sita is shown inside the hut. The lower section depicts Sita being brought to ...
EditorialRāva?a has a brother, the giant Kumbhakar?a, whom Brahmā had cursed to spend most of his life asleep. Rāva?a decides that he needs him to fight Rāma and sends an army of his demons to waken the monster. The demons try to rouse the prostrate K...
EditorialRavana seeks out Bali. Ravana, desirous of challenging anyone who had renowned strength, decides to fight Bali, the monkey king. He is shown in conversation with Tara and Sugriva and is told that Bali has gone to the southern ocean in order to perform ...
EditorialRāma and allies descend the mountain on the left and hold a conference beneath a tree by the ocean shore, while a few monkeys on the right approach the city. Rāma decides to send A?gada, shown here wearing golden armlets, to try to reason with Rāv...
EditorialHaving finally realised that this great monkey is no ordinary one as he has managed to slay all the ministers and the generals sent to capture him, Rāva?a has summoned his foremost son Indrajit and asked him to go into battle against Hanumān. Indra...
EditorialMonsieur Babinet decides to personally shut down the sun in order for his predictions to be fulfilled, plate 386 from Actualit?s. Honor? Victorin Daumier; French, 1808-1879. Date: 1857. Dimensions: 213 ? 269 mm (image); 275 ? 357 mm (sheet). Lithograph...
EditorialDasaratha sets out for Anga. Ramayana, Bala Kanda. Udaipur, 1712. Dasaratha decides to seek out Rishyasringa to help with the ashvamedha Image taken from Ramayana, Bala Kanda. Originally published/produced in Udaipur, 1712. . Source: Add. 15295, f.22...
EditorialRāva?a is overwhelmed by grief (all his heads in profile) on hearing of his last remaining son's death. Then furious with rage, he rushes with his upraised sword at Sītā, who calmly awaits her fate seated in her grove, but he is restrained by his ...
EditorialRama recognises Lava and Kusha as his own sons and decides to have Sita vindicated by oath in front of all. The top left shows Valmiki being approached by Rama's messengers; Sita is shown inside the hut. The lower section depicts Sita being brought to ...
EditorialRāva?a has a brother, the giant Kumbhakar?a, whom Brahmā had cursed to spend most of his life asleep. Rāva?a decides that he needs him to fight Rāma and sends an army of his demons to waken the monster. The demons try to rouse the prostrate K...
EditorialSugrīva is at first frightened, thinking that these armed warriors have been sent by his usurping brother Bāli to destroy him. He sends his sagacious minister Hanumān to find out more about the two strangers. Hanumān introduces himself, finds out t...
EditorialRavana seeks out Bali. Ravana, desirous of challenging anyone who had renowned strength, decides to fight Bali, the monkey king. He is shown in conversation with Tara and Sugriva and is told that Bali has gone to the southern ocean in order to perform ...
EditorialRāma and allies descend the mountain on the left and hold a conference beneath a tree by the ocean shore, while a few monkeys on the right approach the city. Rāma decides to send A?gada, shown here wearing golden armlets, to try to reason with Rāv...
EditorialHaving finally realised that this great monkey is no ordinary one as he has managed to slay all the ministers and the generals sent to capture him, Rāva?a has summoned his foremost son Indrajit and asked him to go into battle against Hanumān. Indra...
EditorialKhusrau and Shirin in bed, 1410-1411. Khusrau was a Sasanian king, and Shirin was his Armenian queen. Shirin is also in love with Farhad, a famous stone-cutter. When Khusrau doscovers that his wife is in love with Fahrad he decides to test Farhads love...