Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART: Corronation of Ramachandra

Collection: 
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title: 
Corronation of Ramachandra
Image View: 
Overall view, Rama and Sita return to Ayodhya (seen in the background), where he is crowned king
Creator: 
unknown (Indian (South Asian) painter)
Location: 
repository: Indian Museum (Kolkata, West Bengal, India) R.191AG/S.391
Location Note: 
(Calcutta); 27, Jawaharlal Nehru Rd. Provenance: Jaipur, Rajasthan
GPS: 
+22.558056+88.350833
Date: 
18th century (creation)
Cultural Context: 
Indian (South Asian)
Style Period: 
Eighteenth century; Rajasthani (culture or style)
Work Type 1: 
painting (visual work)
Classification: 
Paintings
Material: 
gouache; gesso; gilding on paper
Technique: 
aquarelle (technique); gilding (technique)
Subjects: 
deities; literary or legendary; Hinduism; Rajput painting; Jaipur; Rama; Sita; Ramayana
Description: 
From Jaipur, Rajasthan. Rama, also known as Ramachandra, is a major deity of Hinduism. He is the seventh avatar of the god Vishnu. After the travails described in the Ramayana, the return of Rama (and his wife Sita) to Ayodhya is celebrated with his coronation. It is called Rama rajya, described to be a just and fair rule. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection: 
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier: 
7A2-IN-ZOL-BG-COR-A01
Rights: 
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