Ravana addresses Sita in the garden of Lanka, from Chapters 53 and 54 of the Aranya Kanda (Book of the Forest) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey)

c. 1725

Gum tempera, gold, and silver on paper

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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland — check current display status with the museum.

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Ravana’s wives take the forms of beautiful women and fearsome demonesses.

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Ravana’s wives take the forms of beautiful women and fearsome demonesses.

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