Hanuman, Sita and Lakshmana
1974
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1974
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Hanuman, Sita and Lakshmana is a 1974 paint by Unknown, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows four bright, stylized figures standing close together. The background is packed with bold colors—lots of blue, pink, and yellow. The figures wear simple, patterned clothes with big dots and stripes. Swirling lines connect them, and big eyes stare out. The figures look like they’re part of a story, maybe from a well-known tale. The bright colors and bold shapes make it stand out. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more art like this.
The artwork is a brightly colored painting in ink and paint on paper, executed in the Madhubani style, which depicts a scene from the Hindu epic the Ramayana. It shows the monkey god Hanuman alongside Rama, his wife Sita, and his brother Lakshmana standing in a boat shaped like a peacock. Originating from the Madhubani district in northern Bihar, this folk tradition was historically created by women of the Brahmin and Kyshath castes on interior walls for rituals and weddings. The style gained wider recognition after the 1934 earthquake, when it was documented by W.G. Archer, and later adapted…
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