‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting

Illustration of the Mahabharata

India, Maharashtra, Paithan School, early 19th Century

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

Unknown Artist

‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting

anonymous

Illustration to the Mahabharata

India, Maharashtra, Paithan school, c. 1800

‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting

anonymous

‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting

anonymous

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

Unknown Artist

‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting

anonymous

“Royal Hunt,” folio from a Mahabharata

Unknown Artist

Sindhu Raga

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar

Maharao Ram Singh II of Kota (r. 1828–66) Hunting Buffalo

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota

Battle at Rokuhara, from The Tale of the Heiji Rebellion

Unknown Artist