Parashurama, Rama with the Battle Ax

The painting represents a scene from the Sanskrit epic, the Ramayana (Story of Rama). Ravana, the demon king of Lanka, wants to abduct Sita, the wife of Rama, who is the seventh av...

In this drawing, Rama and his wife, Sita, sit on a covered platform. Rama has a quiver on his back and holds a bow and arrow. Behind Rama and Sita is Rama’s brother, Lakshmana, who...

This painting depicts the blue-skinned Rama, the seventh avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, alongside his wife, Sita, seated on a throne. His brother, Lakshmana, who has dedicated his...

This illustrated folio belongs to a well known manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi dated to 1341, which is now dispersed. The manuscript was created for the vizier of the Inju g...