File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art mss 0955cu.jpg
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anonymous: Rama, Sita and Laksmana bid farewell
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| Title |
Rama, Sita and Laksmana bid farewell |
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Two Pages from the Ramayana Made for Akbar's mother, Hamidah Banu Begum  |
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| Object type |
painting |
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| Description |
English: Rama, Sita and Laksmana bid farewell (MSS 955.2a): when Rama has grown to manhood, faced with the demands of Dasaratha’s queen, Kaikeyi, that her own son should become ruler of Ayodhya, Rama retires into the forest, accompanied by his wife Sita and his brother Laksmana, leaving his father, Dasaratha, desolate with grief and the people of Ayodhya bereft.
The religious tolerance of the third Mughal emperor, Akbar, was in the eyes of his contemporaries excessive. He commissioned translations from the Hindu religious epics and held religious debates ... See full description on web site. |
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| Depicted people |
Sita |
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| Date | circa 1594 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | ink, gold and opaque watercolour on paper | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
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| Accession number |
MSS 955.2a (Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art) |
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| Place of creation | Mughal India | ||||||||||||||||||||
| References |
https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-two-pages-from-the-ramayana-made-for-akbars-mother-hamidah-banu-begum-mss955/ (English) |
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Photograph
| Description | Two Pages from the Ramayana Made for Akbar's mother, Hamidah Banu Begum |
| Source | Khalili Collections |
| Author | Khalili Collections |
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