Ravana addresses Sita in the garden of Lanka, from Chapters 53 and 54 of the Aranya Kanda (Book of the Forest) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey)

Unknown artist · c. 1725

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Palette

Saffron
48% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 7.6:1

Taupe
24% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.4:1

Pewter
10% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.3:1

Bronze
7% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.3:1

Brick
6% of the image
Red · text contrast 6.5:1

Pale stone
5% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 11.3:1

Colours measured by this site from the museum image (k-means in CIELAB). Names are the nearest in our own list and describe how the colour looks, not the pigment. Text on each chip uses whichever of black or white contrasts more (WCAG ratio shown). How

Details

Artist: Unknown artist
Date: c. 1725
Type: Painting
Medium: Gum tempera, gold, and silver on paper
Size: Overall: 56.3 x 81 cm (22 3/16 x 31 7/8 in.)
Place: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms
Period: 18th century
Themes: Gardens · Reading and letters · Trees and forests
Main colour: Yellow · lightness 58, colourfulness 41

Cleveland Museum of Art. Museum record. Public domain. United States: Cleveland Museum of Art marks it public domain (share_license_status = CC0). Europe: Anonymous work, made by 1730: its maker died long before 1956, and any term counted from publication has also run out. Last checked 2026-10-31 (share_license_status is CC0: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules