Indian Artist

Raja Ravi Varma

Group 5 :
Kavya , Lavanya , Teeshyaa , Meeth and
Dhyey.
Raja Ravi Varma
There Is No Failure. It's Only Un-Finished
Success. Raja Ravi Varma.
 Early Life
Raja Ravi Varma was an Indian painter and artist.
He is considered among the greatest painters in
the history of Indian art.
He was born on 29 April 1848 in Kilimanoor,
Travancore and died on 2 October 1906 in
Attingal, Travancore.
Ravi Varma was the son of Ezhumavil
Neelakanthan Bhattatiripad and Uma Ambabayi
Thampurratti. His mother was a poet and father
was a scholar of Sanskrit and Ayurveda.
In 1866, at the age of 18, Varma was married to
12-year-old Bhageerthi Bayi .
 Art Career
He received education from University College
of Thiruvananthapuram. Many of his fabulous paintings are housed
at Laxmi Vilas palace Vadodara

Varma was patronised by Ayilyam

Thirunal, the next Maharaja of Ravi Varma's representation
Travancore and began formal training of mythological characters has become
thereafter. a part of the Indian imagination of the
epics.

He learned the basics of painting

in Madurai. Later, he was trained in water He often modelled Hindu
painting by Rama Swami Naidu and rather Goddesses on Indian women,
reluctantly in oil painting by Dutch whom he considered beautiful.
portraitist, Theodore Jenson.
 Achievements
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Government of Kerala has

1 instituted an award called Raja

Ravi Varma Puraskaram,
which is awarded every year 3
Varma received widespread acclaim to people who show
excellence in the field of art On his 65th death
after he won an award for an
and culture. anniversary, India Post
exhibition of his paintings at Vienna
issued a commemorative
in 1873. Varma’s paintings were
postal stamp depicting Ravi
also sent to the World’s Columbian
Varma and his famous
Exposition held in Chicago in 1893
painting 'Damayanti and
and he was awarded three gold
Swan'
medals.
Famous Paintings
"Hamsa Damayanti" Oil painting on
canvas by Raja Ravi Varma is his
very famous painting and was done
in 1899. “Damayanti is the
protagonist and heroine in the
Sanskrit epic, Nala and Damayanti.
 Ahalya
Ahalya was a princess from the Puru Dynasty
and was the wife of a great saint Gautama.
Ahalya’s beauty was besotted by Indira
who was intent on seeking her
companionship. Indra disguised himself as
Gautama and Ahalya allowed Indra into her
home. Gautama returned from his prayer to
discover the misdeed.
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