The female in narrative art

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Title

Queen Madri-devi worshipping her husband (Vessantarā)

Subject

Salutations in art--Vessantarā Jātaka
Wall paintings--Madavala Vihara, Kandy (Sri Lanka)

Description

This scene painted at the Madavala Vihare, shows the queen worshipping Vessantara (Vessantara Jataka, one of the former birth stories of the Buddha), holding her head straight.

Creator

Sirima Kiribamune

Source

Degaldoruva Temple, Kandy, Sri Lanka

Date

ca. 18th century A.D.
Period of study: 1986-1987
Version: 01/12/2014

Contributor

Co-Author: Seneviratna, Harsha
Technical Officer: Wijesinghe, Lalith
Technical Assistant: Jayasundare, Subhashini
Photographer: Madanayake, I.S.
International Center for Ethnic Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies, Colombo

Rights

All rights reserved by International Center for Ethnic Studies, Sri Lanka.

Relation

Forms part of Photographic documentation of Women as depicted in early Sri Lankan sculpture and painting / Slide in present collection

Format

JPEG 2000

Language

eng

Type

image

Identifier

PDWESLSP.S.160

Coverage

ce

Citation

Sirima Kiribamune, "Queen Madri-devi worshipping her husband (Vessantarā)," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12657, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12657 (accessed March 28, 2024).

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