Raja Ravi Varma
- Recently, the first true copy of the painting Indulekha by legendary artist Raja Ravi Varma was at the Kilimanoor Palace (Kerala), where the eminent artist was born in 1848, on the occasion of his 176th birth anniversary celebrations.
- Raja Ravi Varma was best known for uniting Hindu mythological subject matter with European realist historicist painting style.
- He was one of the first Indian artists to use oil paints and to master the art of lithographic reproduction of his work.
- His representations of Hindu gods and goddesses and characters in the epics and the Puranas reflected his absorption in Indian culture.
- His paintings, including ....
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