Hindus laud New York Metropolitan Museum of Art for Ramayana exhibition - Oneindia News
Hindus laud New York Metropolitan Museum of Art for Ramayana exhibition - Oneindia News: "Nevada (US), Mar 1 (ANI): Globally renowned Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA) of New York is organizing 'Scenes from the Ramayana' exhibition from March 31 to September 27. It will include selection of Indian paintings and sculptures about Rama and a newly acquired spectacular painted cotton textile depicting a scene from the epic.
MMA's collections include Hindu bronzes from the Chola period (ninth to 13th century); Kashmiri- and Pala-period sculptures (sixth to 13th century); Indian court paintings from the 16th through the 19th century; Nepalese religious imagery from the eighth through the 19th century; and sculptures of standing Parvati, seated Ganesha, Krishna on Garuda, Goddess Durga killing Buffalo Demon; etc. It has over 35,000 objects of Asian art, from the second millennium BCE to the early 20th century, which include paintings, prints, calligraphy, sculptures, metalwork, ceramics, lacquers, works of decorative art, and textiles."
MMA's collections include Hindu bronzes from the Chola period (ninth to 13th century); Kashmiri- and Pala-period sculptures (sixth to 13th century); Indian court paintings from the 16th through the 19th century; Nepalese religious imagery from the eighth through the 19th century; and sculptures of standing Parvati, seated Ganesha, Krishna on Garuda, Goddess Durga killing Buffalo Demon; etc. It has over 35,000 objects of Asian art, from the second millennium BCE to the early 20th century, which include paintings, prints, calligraphy, sculptures, metalwork, ceramics, lacquers, works of decorative art, and textiles."
