One of the most popular activities at the court of Udaipur was elephant combat, as depicted in this large painting commissioned by Maharana Sangram Singh II (r. 1710-34). The elaborate composition includes several stages of a combat between two elephants, with the use of continuous narrative creating a frenzied battleground. The haloed ruler can be found in the center of the painting, standing with his entourage on top of a high wall.
Details
- Title: Maharana Sangram Singh II Watching Elephant Combat
- Date: c. 1725
- Medium: Opaque watercolor on paper
- Dimensions: image: 15-3/8 x 26 in. (39.1 x 66.0 cm); sheet: 17-1/2 x 28-1/8 in. (44.5 x 71.4 cm)
- Credit Line: Norton Simon Museum, Gift of Ramesh and Urmil Kapoor
- Accession Number: P.2001.13.7
- Copyright: © Norton Simon Museum
Object Information
To Do Battle: Conflict, Struggle, and Symbol in Art
- Norton Simon Museum, 2002-03-08 to 2002-07-08
Painted Poems: Rajput Paintings from the Ramesh and Urmil Kapoor Collection
- Norton Simon Museum, 2004-04-02 to 2004-09-06
- Pal, Pratapaditya, Painted Poems: Rajput Paintings from the Ramesh and Urmil Kapoor Collection, 2004, no. 61 pp. 10, 132-133
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