Jatayu approaches Rama and Lakshmana who are wondering where Sita could be, folio 18 (verso) from a Chandana Malayagiri Varta (Story of King Chandana and Queen Malayagiri) of Karamachand
Unknown Artist
1744–45
Medium
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Dimensions
image: 14.9 × 14.8 cm · page: 28.8 × 20 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
James Parmelee and Cornelia Blakemore Warner Funds
Accession Number
1968.108.b
About this artwork
Rama sits in front of the empty hut, while his brother Lakshmana tries to reassure him. The giant vulture Jatayu limps over a hill in the distance, still weighed down by the stones he swallowed. He approaches to tell Rama and Lakshmana that the demon Ravana abducted Sita.