Raja Ravi Varma
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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
Varma in the 1890s
There comes Papa (1893), depicting Varma's daughter Mahaprabha with one of her sons
Varma's sister-in-law, Bharani Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi, Senior Rani of Attingal (or Travancore), who adopted Varma's granddaughters in 1900
The studio used by Varma during his stay at the Laxmi Vilas Palace
Galaxy of Musicians
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Galaxy of Musicians is an 1889 painting by the Indian artist Raja Ravi Varma.
Raja Ravi Varma
…Varma continues to be an important figure for modern and contemporary Indian artists. For example, modern artist Nalini Malani recreated Ravi Varma's Galaxy of Musicians in her video installation Unity in Diversity to interrogate Ravi Varma's idealistic nationalism. Similarly, contemporary artist Pushpamala N. recreated…
Raja Ravi Varma, Galaxy of Musicians