Rama and Lakshmana Fighting Ravana, from a Dashavatara (Ten Incarnations [of Vishnu]) series — artist unrecorded — The Cleveland Museum of Art · Edward L. Whittemore Fund · CC0. Museum object record ↗

Painting study · Tempera

Rama and Lakshmana Fighting Ravana, from a Dashavatara (Ten Incarnations [of Vishnu]) seriesc. 1765 · Study 1953.357

Artist not recorded
c. 1765

Recorded as Gum tempera and gold on paper, this vertical work measures 15.8 × 21.2 cm using the museum’s painting dimensions. Explore the museum’s context and compare the format with a wall of your choice.

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Context from the museum

Against the dark green and foreboding landscape, the final and much-anticipated battle between the demon king Ravana and the mighty princes Rama and Lakshmana unfolds. Ravana wields twenty weapons, including a poisonous snake in his front left hand. The blue Rama aims an enchanted crescent-shaped arrow at bees emitted from the donkey head at the apex of Ravana’s ten crowns. The arrow and bees stand for powerful mantras, or magical incantations, that can destroy one’s enemies. The impending defeat of Ravana will fulfill the purpose of Vishnu’s incarnation as Rama.

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A detail to notice

Rama and Lakshmana wield divine bows in their fight against the ten-headed demon Ravana.

Observation supplied by the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Read the dimensions before the image

The selected painting measurement for Rama and Lakshmana Fighting Ravana, from a Dashavatara (Ten Incarnations [of Vishnu]) series is 15.8 cm wide and 21.2 cm high, equivalent to approximately 6.2 × 8.3 inches. Dividing width by height gives a format ratio of 0.75:1. The rectangular bounding area is 0.03 square meters; it describes the measured footprint, not the amount of paint or the monetary value.

On an illustrative 300 cm wall, the recorded width occupies 5.3% of the span before adding a frame. A centered placement leaves approximately 142.1 cm on each side before adding a frame. These are calculations by Physical Art For Crypto using museum measurements. They are not the museum’s display recommendations.

Questions to bring to your own collection

With Rama and Lakshmana Fighting Ravana, from a Dashavatara (Ten Incarnations [of Vishnu]) series in view, identify one feature you can point to, then distinguish what the museum records from your personal response. Keep its medium, Gum tempera and gold on paper, in your notes when comparing contemporary works.

Which part of this vertical composition catches your eye first?
Would a 15.8 cm width still suit the space after allowing for furniture and a frame?
What surface detail would you need to see in person or in a close photograph?

Explore physical scale

How large would this format feel on your wall?

Use this museum work’s recorded format as a reference. Adjust a blank wall and optional frame allowance to compare proportions. The museum painting is an educational reference and is not for sale here.

Units

Wall width (cm)

Wall height (cm)

Frame each side (cm)

5.3%of wall width, including allowance

15.8 × 21.2 cmmodeled outside dimensions

Within the entered wall dimensions142.1 cm each side when centered

Calculation: outside width = recorded width + twice your frame allowance. This is a proportion study, not an installation assessment. It excludes furniture, hardware, load capacity, depth and delivery clearance. The display image may include margins absent from the recorded measurement.

Compare formats with the studio collection

These Lei-Kol works have the closest width-to-height ratios in the current catalog. This is a geometry comparison, not a claim of artistic similarity, equivalent value, or association with the museum artist.