Sita, Lord Rama’s Wife
Painting
The painting features a single figure in an upright pose, holding a bell in one hand and a bow in the other. The figure is surrounded by two serpent-like forms that frame the upper portion of the composition. The figure wears a long flowing garment in shades of pink, yellow, and blue.
1998.09.32
Watercolor
Paper
Sita
Sita
India
1998.09
Derek Davenport
Gift
Gift of Derek Davenport
Madhubani
India
Traditionally produced by women, Madhubani/Mithila paintings are identifiable by bright colors, geometric patterning, and two-dimensionality.
LabelAttribution
Back Upper Left Corner
SITA, Lord Ramas wife.
English
Label
Note
Back Bottom Left Corner
1998.09.32 DAD
English
Pencil
Painting
Art
Category 08: Communication Objects
30 in
22 in
Derek Davenport (1927-2017), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to the Purdue University Galleries in 1998
