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Large painting on cloth depicting the Mahabharata
Large painting on cloth depicting the Mahabharata
India, Deccan, 19th century
Long depiction of one of India's most famous epic poems, mainly focusing on the Kurukshetra War and the stories of the Kuru and Pandavas dynasties for the throne of the kingdom of Hastinapura.Originally written in Sanskrit, the poem comprises more than 100,000 verses, making it one of the longest epic poems in the world. Tradition attributes its authorship to Vyasa, a sage who supposedly lived around 1500 BC.Among the most famous passages depicted here are: Abhimanyu's death and Arjuna's prayer to Durga before the great battle. For more details see: Bibek Debroy, The Illustrated Mahabharata. The definitive guide to India's Greatest Epic, New York, 2017.
H. 11.93 X L. 1.03 m