Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Corronation of Ramachandra
Image View:
Detail, Rama and Sita during their coronation; there are areas of built-up gesso, gilded (parasol, haloes and crown)
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-A0 2
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Corronation of Ramachandra