EditorialAn Angel Foretells the Birth of Abraham's Son, 1638. Gerrit Claesz. Bleker (Dutch, 1656). Etching; sheet: 14.9 x 21.6 cm (5 7/8 x 8 1/2 in.); platemark: 14.3 x 21.1 cm (5 5/8 x 8 5/16 in.).
EditorialRavana chances upon Vedavati, a beautiful ascetic living in the forest. Ravana, lusting for her, grabs her by the hair. Having been defiled by the touch of a rakshasa (demon), she is condemned to be reborn as Sita. She foretells that she will bring abo...
EditorialRavana chances upon Vedavati, a beautiful ascetic living in the forest. Ravana, lusting for her, grabs her by the hair. Having been defiled by the touch of a rakshasa (demon), she is condemned to be reborn as Sita. She foretells that she will bring abo...
EditorialRavana chances upon Vedavati, a beautiful ascetic living in the forest. Ravana, lusting for her, grabs her by the hair. Having been defiled by the touch of a rakshasa (demon), she is condemned to be reborn as Sita. She foretells that she will bring abo...
EditorialAn Angel Foretells the Birth of Abraham's Son, 1638. Gerrit Claesz. Bleker (Dutch, 1656). Etching; sheet: 14.9 x 21.6 cm (5 7/8 x 8 1/2 in.); platemark: 14.3 x 21.1 cm (5 5/8 x 8 5/16 in.).
EditorialRavana chances upon Vedavati, a beautiful ascetic living in the forest. Ravana, lusting for her, grabs her by the hair. Having been defiled by the touch of a rakshasa (demon), she is condemned to be reborn as Sita. She foretells that she will bring abo...