Sujet

Building of Rama's bridge, 1913. Artist: K Venkatappa

Légende

Building of Rama's bridge, 1913. A scene from the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. The monkeys Naal and Neel build a floating bridge to enable the army of Rama, Lakshmana and Vibhisnana to cross the sea to Lanka to fight Ravana and free Rama's wife, Sita. Illustration from Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists by Sister Nivedita and Ananda Coomaraswamy, 1st edition, 1913. From a private collection.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

1911

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Notre référence

HRM19D81_423

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

40,1Mo (1,6Mo) / 38,5cm x 26,1cm / 4543 x 3087 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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