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Shurpanakha demands vengeance, from the "Shangri" Ramayana by Unknown artist

Shurpanakha demands vengeance, from the "Shangri" Ramayana

Unknown artist · c. 1700

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Palette

Straw
 32% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.4:1
Terracotta
 25% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.5:1
Taupe
 25% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.0:1
Fawn
 9% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.7:1
Pearl grey
 8% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 12.3:1
Marigold
 2% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 7.3:1

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. 1700
Type
Painting
Medium
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Size
Page: 21.6 x 31.8 cm (8 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.)
Place
Northern India, Pahari kingdoms
Period
17th century
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 61, colourfulness 29

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 1750: 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

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