EditorialUnknown (Indian), Durga, Having Decapitated Bull and Mahishasura Within, Drives off Remaining Demons while Gods in Clouds Applaud, ca. 1800, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, Image: 8 1/8 ? 12 7/8 inches (20.6 ? 32.7 cm).
EditorialRama breaks Siva's bow. Ramayana, Bala Kanda. Udaipur, 1712. Rama is able to lift the bow easily with one hand and, as if in sport, prepares it and draws it. Upon his bending the bow, it breaks in two with a sound resembling the crash of thunder or the...