Practicing Success
Observe the painting and answer the question asked: |
Where is the Yuddha Kanda of Ramayana, painted by Sahibdin in 1652, currently located? |
The Louvre Museum, Paris The Office Library, London The National Gallery, Delhi N.C. Mehat collection, Gujarat |
The Office Library, London |
Answer: The Office Library, London Attributed to ingenious artist Sahibdin, Yuddha Kanda, the Book of Battles, is a chapter in the Ramayana set of paintings, popularly referred to as the Jagat Singh Ramayana. Dated 1652, Sahibdin, herein, has crafted a novel pictorial device that of oblique aerial perspective to impart credibility to the ambitious scale that war pictures encompass. Deploying various narrative techniques, he either layers several episodes into a single painting as this one, or spreads a single episode over more than one folio. The painting portrays Indrajit’s devious tactics and use of magic weapons in war. |