Raja Ravi Varma
Raja Ravi Varma was an Indian painter. His works are one of the best examples of the fusion of European academic art with a purely Indian sensibility and iconography. He greatly enhanced his reach and influence as a painter and public figure by making affordable lithographs of his paintings available to the public.
Background
- Born in
- Kilimanoor
- Educated at
- University College Thiruvananthapuram
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"Raja Ravi Varma: Portrait of an Artist - The Diary of C. Raja Raja Varma Edited by Erwin Neumayer and Christine Schelberger"
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Timeline
1848
Born
Birth1906
Died
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