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Sahib Din (Sahibdin)
A battlefield becomes a sequence of stories within one painted page. Monkeys leap across elephants, chariots collide, and a three-headed warrior appears more than once, while blue-skinned Rama watches from the upper left. This is a folio from the lavish Mewar Ramayana, a court manuscript whose pictures connect an epic struggle with the ambitions and ancestry of its royal patrons.
Painter not securely identified
A European officer kneels before a seated Indian ruler, presenting surrender as an orderly ceremony. This photographed museum painting commemorates Travancore's defeat of the Dutch East India Company at Colachel in 1741. Its historical subject is identifiable, but the painter and painting date remain unverified. The picture opens onto a richer history of siege warfare, coastal communities, later military service, and the legends attached to a celebrated victory.
Painter not securely identified
Mounted fighters charge beneath enormous elephants in a later representation of a medieval battle. The photographed museum label identifies Prithviraj Chauhan's victory in the first Battle of Tarain in 1191. The painting speaks to the event's place in military memory, while the painter, production date and material remain unresolved. Its historical subject is better documented than the history of the painting itself.
Unknown embroiderers
A king gives an audience, horsemen ride towards the sea, ships cross the Channel, and armies collide. The Bayeux Tapestry turns the conquest of England into a continuous embroidered narrative. Follow its full surviving length, then zoom in to see how thread, gesture and inscription carry the story.
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