History

Book release “ FALSE ALLIES: India’s Maharajahs in the Age of Ravi Varma”

·        Raja Ravi Varma was an Indian painter and artist.

·        He is considered among the greatest painters in the history of Indian art. His works are one of the best examples of the fusion of European academic art with a purely Indian sensibility and iconography.

·        Additionally, he turned into brilliant for making lower priced lithographs of his paintings available to the public, which substantially superior his reach and have an impact on as a painter and public parent.

·        Furthermore, his spiritual depictions of Hindu deities and works from Indian epic poetry and Puranas have obtained profound acclaim.

·        Varma worked on both portrait and landscape paintings, and is considered among the first Indian artists to use oil paints.

·        He was part of the royal family of Travancore.

·        At the age of 14, Varma was patronised by AyilyamThirunal, the then ruler of Travancore, and went on to receive training in watercolours from Ramaswamy Naidu, the royal painter.

·        Famous works: Damayanti Talking to a Swan, Shakuntala Looking for Dushyanta, Nair Lady Adorning Her Hair, and Shantanu and Matsyagandha.