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Visions of Mughal India: The Collection of Howard Hodgkin

(from 2nd Feb until 22nd Apr 2012)

Explore the remarkable collection of Indian paintings and drawings of the artist Howard Hodgkin.

Detail of Maharaja Dhiraj Singh riding, Raghugarh, India, c.1700 (Museum No: LI118.34)
Vibhishana in the camp of Ramafront

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Vibhishana in the camp of Rama

  • loan

  • Description

    Vibhishana (‘Terrifying’) was the more righteous brother of Ravana, demon king of Lanka, who abducted Rama’s wife Sita. When Rama and his monkey and bear allies besieged Lanka, Vibhishana failed to dissuade Ravana from fighting and went over to Rama’s side. He kneels before the recumbent god, who is receiving a foot-massage from the monkey-god Hanuman. The monkey and bear warriors look on, groom themselves or sleep.

  • Details

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    Series
    The Story of Rama
    Associated place
    Asia › India › west India › Rajasthan › Sawar (place of creation)
    Date
    c. 1700
    Material and technique
    gouache on paper
    Dimensions
    frame 78 x 56.9 cm (height x width)
    painting 36.5 x 41 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › paper
    Technique index
    covered › coated › painted,
    marked › painted,
    decorated › painted,
    painted
    Object type index
    visual representation › painting
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Lent by Howard Hodgkin.
    Accession no.
    LI118.11

  • Further reading

    Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2nd February-22nd April 2012, Visions of Mughal India: The Collection of Howard Hodgkin, Andrew Topsfield, ed. (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2012), no. 93 on p. 220, p. 218, illus. p. 221

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    • Returned to lender

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