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'Paithan' (Chitrakathi) narrative painting
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A mighty warrior, armed with two huge swords, successfully fights several adversaries. The scene possibly depicts Babhruvahana fighting the troops of his father, Arjuna, a story from the Jaimini Asvamedha of the Marathi author Sridhara (c. 1678-1730). The 'fish-scale' way, in which the mounted warriors are depicted, is a common device used by the chitrakatha-artists to suggest crowds.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit line‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting. 1800 - 1899. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
