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<ul><li>He is generally considered </li></ul><ul><li>as one among the greatest </li></ul><ul><li>painters in the history of </li></ul><ul><li>Indian art. </li></ul><ul><li>His paintings are considered </li></ul><ul><li>to be among the best </li></ul><ul><li>examples of the fusion </li></ul><ul><li>of Indian traditions with </li></ul><ul><li>the techniques </li></ul><ul><li>of European academic art. </li></ul>RAJA RAVI VARMA
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<ul><li>His exposure in the west came when he won the first prize in </li></ul><ul><li>Vienna Art Exhibition in 1873. </li></ul><ul><li>He learnt oil painting from a British painter, Theodor Jenson. Whose techniques he used in his paintings. </li></ul><ul><li>The feminine emotions being the central theme, he is the first one who brought about a momentous turn in the art of India. </li></ul>
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.. <ul><li>He is the first artist to cast the Indian Gods and mythological characters in natural earthy surroundings using a European realism …… </li></ul>Scenes from epic..
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<ul><li>Raja Ravi Varma died of diabetes </li></ul><ul><li>on October 2, 1906, in his Kilimanoor </li></ul><ul><li>Palace home overflowing with friends, </li></ul><ul><li>relatives,dignitaries and the media. </li></ul><ul><li> </li></ul>
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<ul><li>Yet, the rich heritage of the fragrance of his </li></ul><ul><li>paintings continues to charm and influence </li></ul><ul><li>the art of India……. </li></ul>