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who was raja ravi varma

 Raja Ravi Varma was an Indian painter from the princely state of Travancore who achieved recognition for his depiction of scenes from the epics of the Mahabharata and Ramayana. His paintings are considered to be among the best examples of the fusion of Indian traditions with the techniques of European academic art.Raja Ravi Varma mastered the western art of oil painting and realistic life study but painted themes from Indian mythology. From the 1880s, Ravi Varma’s mythological paintings became rage among Indian princes and art collectors, who filled their palace galleries with his works.
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Raja ravi verma was one of the frist artists who tried to create a style that was both modern & national.

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Raja Ravi Varma was a south indian painter who is known for his paintings depicting scenes from epics and mythological stories

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RAJA RAVI VARMA WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ARTSISTS WHO TRIED TO CREATED A STYLE THAT WAS BOTH MODERN AND NATIONAL .RAVI VARMA BELONGED TO THE FAMILY OF THE MAHARAJAS OF TRAVANCORE IN KERALA,AND WAS ADDRESSED AS RAJA.HE MASTERED THE WESTERN ART OF OIL PAINTING AND REALISTIC LIFE STUDY BUT PAINTED THEMES FROM INDIAN MYTHOLOGY.HE DRAMATICISED ON CANVAS,SCENCE AFTER SCENE FROM THE RAMAYANA AND THE MAHABHARATA,DRAWING ONTHE THREATICAL PERFORMANCES OF MYTHLOGICAL STORIES THAT HE WITNESSED DURING HHIS TOUR OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY .FROM THE 1880S,RAVI VARMA'S MYTHOLOGICAL PAINTINGS BECAME THE RAGE AMONG INDIAN PRINCES AND ART COLLECTORS , WHO FILED THEIR PALACE GALLERIES WITH HIS WORKS.

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Raja Ravi Varma (Malayalam: രാജാ രവി വർമ്മ) (April 29, 1848 - October 2, 1906) was an Indian painter from the princely state of Travancore who achieved recognition for his depiction of scenes from the epics of the Mahabharata and Ramayana. His paintings are considered to be among the best examples of the fusion of Indian traditions with the techniques of European academic art.

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Raja ravi varma was an indian painter from the princely state of travancorewho achieved recognition for hisdepiction of scenesfrom the epics of ramayana and mahabaratha.His paintings are considered to be among the best examples of the fusion of indian traditionswith the technique of european academic art.

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Raja Ravi Varma (29 April 1848–2 October 1906) was a celebrated Indian painter and artist. He is considered among the greatest painters in the history of Indian art for a number of aesthetic and broader social reasons.
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Raja Ravi Varma was an South Indian painter who was responsible for painting the pictures of the gods and goddesses in the Hindu mythology.he also drew scenes and characters of the two most famous epics Ramayana and the Mahabharata
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