. English: For the first time nearly 120 paintings from the British Library’s lavishly illustrated 17th century Ramayana manuscripts are on public display in its summer exhibition: The Ramayana: Love and Valour in India’s Great Epic, 16 May – 14 September 2008. The Mewar Ramayana manuscripts were produced between 1649 and 1653 for Rana Jagat Singh of Mewar in his court studio at Udaipur . Illustrated on the grandest scale, with over 400 paintings. Two volumes have been identified as being painted by the studio master Sahib Din, a Muslim painter who spent his life painting Hindu legends like Ra
. English: For the first time nearly 120 paintings from the British Library’s lavishly illustrated 17th century Ramayana manuscripts are on public display in its summer exhibition: The Ramayana: Love and Valour in India’s Great Epic, 16 May – 14 September 2008. The Mewar Ramayana manuscripts were produced between 1649 and 1653 for Rana Jagat Singh of Mewar in his court studio at Udaipur . Illustrated on the grandest scale, with over 400 paintings. Two volumes have been identified as being painted by the studio master Sahib Din, a Muslim painter who spent his life painting Hindu legends like Ramayana and Geet Govinda. The exhibition curator Jerry Losty explains the significance of this Mewar Ramayana. 11649 and 1653 for Rana Jagat Singh of Mewar. Sahib Din 446 Rama and Sita setting up their hut in Panchvati
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