‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting

‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting

anonymous

‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting

anonymous

Illustration to the Mahabharata

India, Maharashtra, Paithan school, c. 1800

Battle of the Forces of Krishna and Bana, from a copy of the Dispersed Bhagavat Purana

Unknown Artist

Illustration of the Mahabharata

India, Maharashtra, Paithan School, early 19th Century

‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting

anonymous

“Royal Hunt,” folio from a Mahabharata

Unknown Artist

‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting

anonymous

Sindhu Raga

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar

Battle between monkeys and demons, from the “Shangri” Ramayana

Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

“Harishchandra and his Minister Killing a Tiger,” folio from a Harishchandra Series

Unknown Artist

Durga, Kali, and the Matrikas Battle the Demon Raktabija: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya

Attributed to a first-generation master after Nainsukh