Aswatthaman and Duryodhana
1890
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1890
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Aswatthaman and Duryodhana is a 1890 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting depicts two men in traditional Indian attire. The man on the left wears a black jacket with silver buttons, a red and orange sash, and a turban with a long plume. He holds a sword in his right hand and a bag of severed heads in his left. The man on the right kneels, wearing an orange tunic with silver dots and a matching turban. He gestures to the bag of heads. The background is a plain off-white color, with some faint writing in the top-left corner. The overall style of the painting is reminiscent of traditional Indian art, with bold lines and bright colors. The painting is part of the collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A watercolour and tin alloy painting on cardboard from 1890 depicts Aswatthaman presenting five severed heads to Duryodhana, which belong to the five Pandava brothers he has killed.
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