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Gouache painting of a blue many-armed figure seated in a golden pavilion chariot with palm trees, red leaves and ornate wheels.

Ravana, the demon king on his Veeman, a mythological plane or chariot. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.

A gouache painting of a blue, many-armed figure seated within an ornate golden pavilion-style chariot, flanked by palm trees and red leaves, with ornamented round wheels below. The handwritten inscription at the bottom reads "Ravana Veeman," naming the chariot's rider.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3177 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Ravana en su carro Veeman, gouache mitológico

Una pintura al gouache de una figura azul de muchos brazos sentada dentro de un carro ornamentado con forma de pabellón dorado, flanqueado por palmeras y hojas rojas, con ruedas redondas decoradas abajo. La inscripción manuscrita en la parte inferior dice "Ravana Veeman", identificando al jinete del carro.

Português: Ravana em seu carro Veeman, gouache mitológico

Uma pintura em guache de uma figura azul de muitos braços sentada dentro de um carro ornamentado no estilo de pavilhão dourado, ladeada por palmeiras e folhas vermelhas, com rodas redondas decoradas embaixo. A inscrição manuscrita na parte inferior diz "Ravana Veeman", identificando o ocupante do carro.