Raja Ravi Varma
Raja Ravi Varma (born April 29, 1848 in Kilimanoor , Travancore , † October 2, 1906 ibid) was an Indian painter .
Life
Varma was best known for his paintings of characters and scenes from the Hindu epics Mahabharata and Ramayana . His works are examples of painting that crosses Indian traditions with the technique of European painting. Varma is also known for depicting beautiful women dressed in saris .
In 1873 he won first prize at the Vienna art exhibition . Varma was married to Pururuttathi Nal Bhageerathi Amma Thampuran and had five children.
Works (selection)
Literature (selection)
(English)
- Raja Ravi Varma: Painter of Colonial India by Rupika Chawla, Pub: Mapin Publishing, Ahmedabad, March 2010, ISBN 978-0-944142-41-7
- Raja Ravi Varma - Oleographs Catalog by Dr. D.Jegat Ishwari, Pub: ShriParasuraman, Chennai, 2010, ISBN 9788191002614
- Ravi Varma Classic -2008, Pub: Genesis Art Foundation, Cochin-18; 45
- Raja Ravi Varma - The Most Celebrated Painter of India: 1848-1906, Parsram Mangharam, Bangalore, 2007
- Raja Ravi Varma - The Painter Prince: 1848-1906, Parsram Mangharam, Bangalore, 2003
- Raja Ravi Varma and the Printed Gods of India, Erwin Neumayer & Christine Schelberger, New Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2003
- Raja Ravi Varma: The Most Celebrated Painter of India: 1848 - 1906, Classic Collection, Vol I & II. Bangalore, Parsram Mangharam, 2005
- Raja Ravi Varma: Portrait of an Artist, The Diary of C. Raja Raja Varma / edited by Erwin Neumayer and Christine Schelberger. New Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2005
- Divine Lithography, Enrico Castelli and Giovanni Aprile, New Delhi, Il Tamburo Parlante Documentation Center and Ethnographic Museum, 2005
- Photos of the Gods: The Printed Image and Political Struggle in India by Christopher Pinney, London, Reaction Book, 2004
Web links
Commons : Raja Ravi Varma - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website of the Ravi Varma Art Gallery
- Literature by and about Raja Ravi Varma in the bibliographic database WorldCat
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SURNAME | Varma, Raja Ravi |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian painter |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1848 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kilimanoor , Travancore , India |
DATE OF DEATH | October 2, 1906 |
Place of death | Kilimanoor , Travancore |