Ravana and Sita
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Ravana and Sita is a 1885 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting depicts a woman in a red sari, adorned with jewelry, standing beside a man with a long beard and hair. The man is dressed in a red cloth wrapped around his waist, and he holds a small object in his hand. The woman reaches out to him with her right hand. The woman's attire and the man's beard suggest a cultural or religious context. The painting's style, characterized by bold lines and vivid colors, is reminiscent of traditional Indian art. The painting's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and volume, drawing the viewer's attention to the figures. To learn more about this technique, explore the world of chiaroscuro.
A painting in opaque watercolor on paper from 1885 depicts Ravana in disguise as a mendicant requesting alms from Sita. 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 works during time spent in India.
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