Raja Ravi varma (1848
- 1906) is famous for his paintings based on Indian mythology & epics.
He was was born in Kilimanoor Palace as the son of Umamba Thampuratti and
Neelakandan Bhattathiripad. Even at the young age his talent was
spotted by his uncle Raja Raja Varma, (Ravi Varma used to draw on the walls)
and gave him initial training in painting. Later he learnt water colour
painting from the palace artist Rama Swamy Naidu. He learnt oil painting
from the British artist Theodor Jenson.
Towards the end of the
19th century, when there was a lack of vitality in Indian painting, he
was one of the few artists who re-introduced Indian subjects in his works.
H.H. Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar
A lady carrying a lamp
Jatayu attempting to save Sita Devi from Ravana
Varuna
pacifying Rama's anger when the sea refused to give way to reach Lanka
Meganathan,
after his victory over Indran
presenting Sacchi
Devi to Ravana
King Harichandra
in his vow to speak
only the truth losing his son
Mother
& child
Mother
& child
Bhishma
abdicating his right to the throne, in order
to get
the fisher girl married to his
father Shantanu
Krishna
& Balarama freeing Vasudevar &
Devaki after killing Kamsan
Draupadi
in the guise of Sairendri being
asked to go
to Kichaka by the
queen, Virata's wife
Draupadi,
in disguise carrying honey and
milk to
the court of Keechaka
Lord Krishna
as the envoy of the Pandavas
in the Kaurava court
Damayanthi
sending a message to Nala
through a swan
Shakuntala
writing a love letter to Dushyantan
on a lotus leaf
