id:			154752
accession number:	1989.332
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1989.332
updated:		2023-05-31 11:29:58.090000

Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana in the forest, c. 1830. Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, Rajput Kingdom of Kangra, Court of Aniruddh Chand (reigned 1823–1833). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting: 21.5 x 15.1 cm (8 7/16 x 5 15/16 in.); overall: 23.9 x 17.3 cm (9 7/16 x 6 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.332

title:				Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana in the forest
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creation date:			c. 1830
creation date earliest:		1825
creation date latest:		1835
current location:		242B Indian Painting
creditline:			Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
copyright:			

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culture:	Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, Rajput Kingdom of Kangra, Court of Aniruddh Chand (reigned 1823–1833)
technique:	Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Painting: 21.5 x 15.1 cm (8 7/16 x 5 15/16 in.); Overall: 23.9 x 17.3 cm (9 7/16 x 6 13/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
	opening date:   1990-07-05T04:00:00
	<i>The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).

	title:		Imagining Rama's Journey (Indian Painting rotation)
	opening date:   2023-03-10T05:00:00
	<i>Imagining Rama's Journey (Indian Painting rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 10-September 17, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (August 13, 2003-February 17, 2004).

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PROVENANCE

	(C. L. Bharany, Sunder Nagar Market, New Delhi, India, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin)
	date: ?–1966
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	Severance A. [1895–1985] and Greta [Marguerite Steckerl] Millikin [1903–89], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1966–1989
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1989–
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fun fact:
Indian artists adopted the oval format from European models.

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wall description:
Although banished from their home, Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana enjoy ten years of relative peace in the wilderness. They build a small hut, make clothes of bark cloth, and eat from the bounty of the forest. Lakshmana neatly prepares meat and roasts kabobs over a fire. <br><br>The oval format, adopted from European models, suggests this scene was part of an album series. The pale hues and placement of figures in a space that recedes into the background reveal awareness of imperial Mughal paintings. The hilly scenery was likely inspired by the landscape surrounding the Kangra Valley.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	<em>Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 88, cat. no. 158
	url:		

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