Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana in the forest — artist unrecorded — The Cleveland Museum of Art · Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin · CC0. Museum object record ↗

Painting study · Ink painting

Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana in the forestc. 1830 · Study 1989.332

Artist not recorded
c. 1830

Recorded as Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper, this vertical work measures 15.1 × 21.5 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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Museum collection reference. This work is not offered for sale by Physical Art For Crypto. Museum attribution does not imply a partnership or endorsement.

Context from the museum

Although banished from their home, Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana enjoy ten years of relative peace in the wilderness. They build a small hut, make clothes of bark cloth, and eat from the bounty of the forest. Lakshmana neatly prepares meat and roasts kabobs over a fire. The oval format, adopted from European models, suggests this scene was part of an album series. The pale hues and placement of figures in a space that recedes into the background reveal awareness of imperial Mughal paintings. The hilly scenery was likely inspired by the landscape surrounding the Kangra Valley.

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A detail to notice

Indian artists adopted the oval format from European models.

Observation supplied by the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Read the dimensions before the image

The selected painting measurement for Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana in the forest is 15.1 cm wide and 21.5 cm high, equivalent to approximately 5.9 × 8.5 inches. Dividing width by height gives a format ratio of 0.70:1. 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 5.0% of the span before adding a frame. A centered placement leaves approximately 142.4 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, Sita, and Lakshmana in the forest in view, identify one feature you can point to, then distinguish what the museum records from your personal response. Keep its medium, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper, in your notes when comparing contemporary works.

Which part of this vertical composition catches your eye first?
Would a 15.1 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)

5.0%of wall width, including allowance

15.1 × 21.5 cmmodeled outside dimensions

Within the entered wall dimensions142.4 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.