Description
Illustration du Mahabharata ou Ramayana
India, Paithan style, Maharashtra, 19th century Gouache on paper. Size: 29 x 41 cm Framed under glass Provenance : Former collection of Madame D. L., France. These paintings, usually illustrations from the Mahabharata and Ramayana and sometimes from local tales, are characterized by their monumental figures, primary color palette and folkloric style. For a discussion of Paithan painting and examples in the British Museum, see A.L. Dallapiccola, South Indian Paintings - A Catalogue of the British Museum Collections, London, 2010, pp. 278-295. An illustration to Hindu epics, Western India, Maharashtra, Paithan, mid-19th century
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