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
The demon Ghatotkacha, son of the Mahabharata-hero Bhima, sits in a palace. He is accompanied by two female figures, one of them is possibly his mother Hidimba. Opposite him two envoys point to their cut-off noses. The scene belongs to a set illustrating the marriage of Abhimanyu and Vatsala.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-T-2024-51(V)
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
