Lakshmana and Indrajit
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Lakshmana and Indrajit is a 1885 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows two figures in bright, flat colors on a blue-gray background. One person is lying down, dressed in orange and white, with a dark arm pulling them. The other stands, wearing a red-and-yellow sash and a white skirt, holding the first figure’s arm. Both have simple outlines and bold patterns on their clothes. The painting looks like it’s part of a style called *kalighat*, which often shows dramatic scenes with strong colors and clear shapes. If you like this, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like it.
A painting in opaque watercolour on paper from 1885 depicts Lakshmana killing Indrajit, the son of Ravana. The work was acquired in 1894 from Miss M Steele, whose mother, a Sanskrit scholar at Cambridge, had inherited the collection; Steele noted that her grandmother may have gathered the pictures during time spent in India.
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