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AN ILLUSTRATION FROM A RAMAYANA SERIES; THE NYMPH RAMBHA CURSED BY VISHVAMITRA, SUB-IMPERIAL MUGHAL STYLE, CIRCA 1630
Gouache on paper heightened with gold laid down on card, the nymph sent by Indra to seduce the sage, another test of Vishvamitra's concentration, the sage counting beads keeps his gaze away from the beautiful nymph before she's transformed to stone, his legs bound together at the knees to show his disdain for bodily comfort -- 5½in. (14cm.) x 3in. (7.8cm.)
Gouache on paper heightened with gold laid down on card, the nymph sent by Indra to seduce the sage, another test of Vishvamitra's concentration, the sage counting beads keeps his gaze away from the beautiful nymph before she's transformed to stone, his legs bound together at the knees to show his disdain for bodily comfort -- 5½in. (14cm.) x 3in. (7.8cm.)
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