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Posted 01 May 2024

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Raja Ravi Varma (29th April 1848- 2nd October 1906)

  •  First true copy of the painting Indulekha by Raja Ravi Varma was unveiled at Kilimanoor Palace (Kerala) on his birth anniversary.

 

  • Key Contributions 
    • Best known for uniting Hindu mythological subject matter with European realist historicist painting style.
    • First Indian artist to use oil paints (brought to India by the Britishers).

 

  • A pioneer in using art as a means of social reform. 
  • Famous paintings: ‘Lady in the Moonlight’, ‘Stolen Interview’, ‘Shakuntala'

 

  • Awards: 
    •  His painting ‘Hamsa Damayanti’, which depicts the story of King Nala and Damayanti from Mahabharata won the first prize at Vienna Exhibition in 1873.
    • British government awarded him with Kaiser-i-Hind Gold Medal in 1904.

 

  • Values: Nationalism, Compassion, tolerance, etc

 

  • Tags :
  • Raja Ravi Varma
  • Indulekha
  • Hamsa Damayanti
  • Kaiser-i-Hind Gold Medal
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