Rama, Sita and Lakshman
1973
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1973
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Rama, Sita and Lakshman is a 1973 paint by Unknown, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows three figures standing side by side. The middle figure is a woman in bright yellow and orange, holding something up. The two men on either side wear blue and purple robes with gold accents. All three have big, simple faces with dark outlines. The background is packed with bold flowers and leaves in red, pink, and green. The edges have a repeating pattern of circles and shapes. It looks like it was made to tell a story, but the figures don’t look real—they’re stylized. If you like this kind of bright, detailed art, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The artwork depicts the Hindu deities Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana standing together, oriented toward the left, rendered in ink and paint on paper with surrounding floral motifs. It belongs to the Madhubani painting tradition, originating from the Mithila region in northern Bihar, where such works were historically created on interior walls by women from Brahmin and Kyshath castes for ceremonial and ritual purposes. The scene references the Ramayana, featuring Sita alongside her husband Rama and his brother Lakshmana as central figures. This particular work was produced in 1973, a period when…
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