The Government College of Art in Calcutta was ‘established by a benevolent government for the purpose of revealing to the Indians the superiority of European art’, in the second half of the 19th ...

Between 1885 and 1906, Raja Ravi Varma visited Mysore State on several occasions, and Krishnaraja Wadiyar was the subject of many portraits he painted under its patronage. 13/50 13 ...

Here we mention 5 paintings by Raja Ravi Varma that leave people in awe. One of Ravi Varma’s most famous and acclaimed paintings is ‘Shakunthala’. It shows a scene from the Mahabharata where ...

New Delhi: Raja Ravi Varma revolutionised art by blending the divine with the mundane, challenging traditional norms. Accused of diluting the purity of deities, the 19th-century artist faced ...

Raja Ravi Varma's paintings are nothing short of iconic, but if you dig a little deeper, you'll find a treasure trove of hidden meanings, techniques, and influences that even the most passionate ...

In the 2008 Bollywood film Rang Rasiya, loosely based on Ranjit Desai's book Raja Ravi Varma: A Novel, the artist is portrayed dramatically defending himself against his detractors. Raja Ravi ...

Raja Raja Varma was a co-worker, assistant, secretary, and business manager to his artist brother. In fact, according to the Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation, ‘their relationship was often ...

Raja Ravi Varma's art was a fusion of traditional Indian themes but with Western techniques. The themes, characters, the women, were all very much Indian and characters of religious importance.

Today, on Raja Ravi Varma’s 176th birth anniversary, we share our reccos to introduce the painter to children and adults alike Kilimanoor-born Raja Ravi Varma is known to be one of the leading ...

As part of the 175th birth anniversary celebrations of the legendary artist, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the much-awaited Raja Ravi Varma Art Gallery on Monday, opening up new ...

Standing in front of a Raja Ravi Varma painting is an experience. Almost anyone who confronts the paintings of the 19th century celebrated painter from the royal family of Travancore, is awestruck ...

Raja Ravi Varma’s paintings are celebrated for many reasons. Their aesthetic value being one of them. His rich works, with their meticulous attention to detail, have opened windows to the past ...