| Raja Ravi varma (1848
- 1906) is famous for his paintings based on Indian mythology & epics.
He was was born in Kilimanoor Palace as the son of Umamba Thampuratti and
Neelakandan Bhattathiripad. Even at the young age his talent was
spotted by his uncle Raja Raja Varma, (Ravi Varma used to draw on the walls)
and gave him initial training in painting. Later he learnt water colour
painting from the palace artist Rama Swamy Naidu. He learnt oil painting
from the British artist Theodor Jenson.
Towards the end of the
19th century, when there was a lack of vitality in Indian painting, he
was one of the few artists who re-introduced Indian subjects in his works.
Jatayu
attempting to save
Sita Devi
from Ravana
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Varuna
pacifying Rama's
anger
when the sea refused to
give way
to reach Lanka
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Meganathan,
after his victory
over Indran
presenting
Sacchi
Devi to Ravana
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King Harichandra
in his vow to
speak
only the truth losing his son
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Mother
& child
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Mother
& child
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Bhishma
abdicating his right to the throne,
in order
to get the fisher girl married
to his
father Shantanu
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Krishna
& Balarama freeing Vasudevar
&
Devaki after killing Kamsan
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Draupadi
in the guise of Sairendri
being
asked to go to Kichaka
by the
queen, Virata's wife
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Draupadi,
in disguise carrying honey and
milk to
the court of Keechaka
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Lord Krishna
as the envoy of the
Pandavas
in the Kaurava court
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Damayanthi
sending a message
to Nala
through a swan
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Shakuntala
writing a love letter
to Dushyantan
on a lotus leaf
with her
nail
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Malabar
Lady
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Lady giving
alms
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Lady in
the moonlight
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