Ravi Varma: Introduction
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Ravi Varma was a great painter of the modern era in India, he is known as the “father of modern art in India”. This title was given to him by historian Geeta Kapur. This legendary artist is known for his extensively beautiful artworks done on Indian subjects by utilizing the European art techniques. Ravi Varma paintings are loved and celebrated by people till this day.
Even though he was born in the royal family of a kingdom known as Travancore (1500-1949), his artworks were not limited to the royal society only. He was loved and admired by all classes of people through his beautiful artworks.
He was one of the early artists in India who propagated the art of lithography in our nation, which is the art of creating work on flattened stone or a metal plate, he used the methods to show the famous sceneries from our celebrated Hindu literature.
What was the style of Ravi Varma paintings?
He used the style known as European oil painting styles. His works are exceptional and hemainly drew the scenes from Hindu epic literature. Shakuntala, is the most famous painting by him on the scene of epic Mahabharata.
How much does his paintings cost?
They cost from 15 crore to 38 crores rupees.
