Rama and Lakshmana Visit the Hermitage of an Ascetic

Rama and Lakshmana Visit the Hermitage of an Ascetic

Nainsukh

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This sketch is likely a scene from the Ramayana illustrating Lakshmana and Rama along with their army visiting an ascetic and his followers. The rapid gestural quality of the sketch fits well with other preparatory drawings attributed to artists who followed the great master Nainsukh within the Seu family workshops in the Punjab Hills.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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