anonymous
‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
De demoness Surpanakha fell in love with Lakshmana. Two consecutive scenes are shown here. The left side of the painting depicts Surpanakha trying to seduce Lakshmana. On the right, one sees Lakshmana cutting off the nose and the ears of the demoness. Scene from the Ramayana.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-T-2024-48
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
