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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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From Ramayana.

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From Mahabaratha.

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Krishna leela.

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Krishna and Gopikas

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Damayanthi and hamsa.

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Kalidas’s Shakunthala

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Did an abstract work on social themes right from portraits to village scenes..

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Portrait of a King

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A woman prisoner with dagger

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musicians

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working woman from a village.

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Regional art. (Orissa)

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He was exceptionally good in portraying the light & shadow effect.

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Lady with lamp.

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Moonlight

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Lady playing music

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The royal ladies playing a dice game.

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(Feeding) Mother and child.

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Milk maid.

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Gypsies

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Lady on a swing.

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lady with fruits

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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>