. English: Paint on wood, 38 x cm Collection: Horniman Museum and Gardens Raja Yudhishtira (dressed in white, right egde) surveys Hell in search of his son. Scene from 'The Mahabharata'. The text is in late 19th-century Urdu, written in a cursive nasta'liq-e khafi hand, refers to the painting as 'Plate number 133.' The painting also dates from the late 19th century, probably from the art schools of Jaipur, India, and adapts a composition from the dispersed late 16th-century 'Jaipur' Razmnamah manuscript (in the Jaipur royal collection, Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, and British Lib
. English: Paint on wood, 38 x cm Collection: Horniman Museum and Gardens Raja Yudhishtira (dressed in white, right egde) surveys Hell in search of his son. Scene from 'The Mahabharata'. The text is in late 19th-century Urdu, written in a cursive nasta'liq-e khafi hand, refers to the painting as 'Plate number 133.' The painting also dates from the late 19th century, probably from the art schools of Jaipur, India, and adapts a composition from the dispersed late 16th-century 'Jaipur' Razmnamah manuscript (in the Jaipur royal collection, Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, and British Library), an illustrated Persian translation from the original Sanskrit (version by Naqib Khan) created at the court of the 3rd Mogul Emperor, Akbar I (). Surrounded by painted frame with floral motifs. . 19th ecntury. Unknown 446 Raja Yudhishtira Surveys Hell in Search of His Son 1
Size: 1901px × 2628px
Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: ., /, /., 19th, ecntury., unknown
