Monday, February 1, 2010

Rama's Army

Click to enlarge. I know nothing about this image, which was brought to me by Stumble at a site that seemed to allow no other access. I just think it's cool. If anybody recognizes this work and can tell me who did it or how old it is, please let me know.
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  1. ThomasFebruary 1, 2010 at 10:13 AM

    After a some googling, I found this:

    http://bit.ly/1ihItn

    It has an even bigger version of the painting at:

    http://bit.ly/4M83h4

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  2. Bundle BrentFebruary 1, 2010 at 12:58 PM

    It's "Rama's Army Crosses the Ocean to Lanka." It is a depiction of a scene from the Ramacharitamanas of Goswami Tulsidas, one of the great epics of Indian literature. The poem is from the 16th century and the art is late 18th - and I am a big fan of it, too.

    This was at the British Museum recently, on loan from a museum in Jodhpur - a super-cool museum (the Mehrangarh museum trust at Mehrangarh Fort).

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  3. JohnFebruary 1, 2010 at 9:04 PM

    Thanks!

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