‘The Portrait of a Lady’ not only impresses with the way the artist portrays the silken drapery, the flashing jewellery of a lady from an affluent family, her creamy complexion, but he also captures the strong matriarch in her.
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Portrait of a Lady by Raja Ravi Varma - Late 19th Century
‘The Portrait of a Lady’ not only impresses with the way the artist portrays the silken drapery, the flashing jewellery of a lady from an affluent family, her creamy complexion, but he also captures the strong matriarch in her.
Hamsa and Damayanti, Oleograph on Paper by Raja Ravi Varma - Early 20th Century
This oleograph print produced in the Ravi Varma Press shows King Nara's wife Damayanti and Hamsa, the bird of love, from the great Indian epic "Mahabarata," based on Varma's oil painting.
Ambika by Raja Ravi Varma
OleographRaja Ravi Varma (Malayalam: രാജാ രവി വര്മ) (April 29, 1848 - October 2, 1906) was an Indian painter from the princely state of Travancore who achieved recognition for his depiction of scenes from the epics of the Mahabharata and Ramayana. His paintings are considered to be among the best examples of the fusion of Indian traditions with the techniques of European academic art.
Varma is most remembered for his paintings of beautiful sari-clad women, who were portrayed as shapely and graceful. His exposure in the west came when he won the first prize in the Vienna Art Exhibition in 1873. Raja Ravi Varma died in 1906 at the age of 58. He is considered among the greatest painters in the history of Indian art.
Varma is most remembered for his paintings of beautiful sari-clad women, who were portrayed as shapely and graceful. His exposure in the west came when he won the first prize in the Vienna Art Exhibition in 1873. Raja Ravi Varma died in 1906 at the age of 58. He is considered among the greatest painters in the history of Indian art.
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