Which painting by 'Sahibdin' portrays Indrajit’s devious tactics and use of magic weapons in war? |
Ragmala Bal Kanda of Ramayana Bhagvata Purana Yuddha Kanda of Ramayana |
Yuddha Kanda of Ramayana |
The correct answer is Option 4 : Yuddha Kanda of Ramayana Yuddha Kanda of Ramayana portrays Indrajit’s devious tactics and use of magic weapons in war.
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. |