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| Keywords: The First Night in Exile.jpg This painting comes from a celebrated series illustrating one of Hinduism ™s great epics the Ramayana It tells the story of the prince Rama who is wrongly exiled from his father ™s kingdom accompanied only by his wife and brother The episode depicted here is the group ™s first night outside of the kingdom The three royals used to palatial surroundings sleep on the ground in outfits made of leaves Rama ™s brother with white skin talks with the leader of a forest-dwelling tribe whose men bring provisions for the exiles The mood is somber but not without hope the landscape is verdant the stars are sparkling and clearly the exiles will find allies among their new neighbors The painting was created in brighter shades as was typical for Indian painting and then the artist applied a thin wash of bluish-gray over the entire surface like a veil or curtain to create the effect of the gloom of night circa 1775 1780 Opaque watercolor on paper Overall 9 5/8 x 13 7/8 in 24 4 x 35 2 cm Brooklyn Museum object history credit line Gift of Kaywin Lehman Smith accession number 80 181 http //www brooklynmuseum org/opencollection/labs/splitsecond/painting php id 77 Illustrated manuscript of the Ramayana Series PD-Art Uploaded with UploadWizard Small images 18th-century Mughal miniatures | ||||
