‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting, anonymous, 1800 - 1899

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‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting

1800 - 1899 · Drawing

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 two heroes from the Mahabharata, Babhruvana (son of Arjuna) and Prativeda, stand opposite each other with bows in hands. A blue-trunked tree in the middle separates the two heroes. Scene from the Jaimini Ashvamedha.

Rijksmuseum

Details

Accession number
RP-T-2024-52

In the catalog

Sources

On view at Rijksmuseum

Museum page