EditorialBattle of Ravana and Jatayu, from sarga (chapter) 49 of the Aranya-kanda (Book of the Forest) from a Ramayana (Rama?s Journey) of Valmiki (Indian, active c. mid-1000s BC), c. 1605. Mughal, perhaps made at Datia for Raja Bir Singh Deo (r. 1605?27). Opaq...
EditorialJatayu (Rama'a Mythical Bird) Hinders Ravana's Chariot, Trying to Prevent Abduction of Sita, 1800s. Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy. Woodcut; black ink on paper; secondary support: 49.8 x 31.4 cm (19 5/8 x 12 3/8 in.); painting only: 40.6 x 26.5 cm (16 x 10 7...
EditorialBattle of Ravana and Jatayu, from sarga (chapter) 49 of the Aranya-kanda (Book of the Forest) from a Ramayana (Rama?s Journey) of Valmiki (Indian, active c. mid-1000s BC), c. 1605. Mughal, perhaps made at Datia for Raja Bir Singh Deo (r. 1605?27). Opaq...
EditorialJatayu (Rama's Mythical Bird) Hinders Ravana's Chariot, Trying to Prevent Abduction of Sita, 1800s. India, Calcutta, Kalighat painting, 19th century. Black ink, color and silver paint, and graphite underdrawing on paper; secondary support: 47.8 x 29.4 ...