Ramlila Performance: The Marriages of Rama and Lakshmana Enacted in the Courtyard of a Private House
Dateca. 1860
MediumWatercolors on paper
Dimensions8 1/4 × 13 1/4 inches (21 × 33.7 cm)
CultureIndia, Bengal
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Terence McInerney
Terms
- Paintings
- Indian
- Watercolor
- Paper
Object number2011.100.008
Label CopyIn the nineteenth century, British patrons living in or visiting Bengal commissioned professional artists of Calcutta to make paintings depicting the customs, legends, landscape, architecture and culture of India. This series portrays Ramlila (literally "Rama's play"), devotional performances of the stories of the god Rama that were popular among the Hindus of Calcutta. Painted on blue-tinted European laid paper (with British watermarks), these works also employ western pictorial conventions.Collections
Unidentified artist
ca. 1595
Unidentified artist
Early 19th century
late 18th century
