why can we think of raja ravi verma's paintings as national?

Raja Ravi Varma was one of the first artist who tried to create a style that was both modern and national . He used the Western art of oil painting and realistic life study to paint themes from Indian mythology . He dramatised on canvas scene after scene from the Indian epics Ramayana and Mahabharata . This portrayal of an Indian consciousness is what makes his paintings national . This was perhaps one of the reasons why his paintings was famous not only among Indian princess and art collectors but also among the masses . 

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raja ravi verma mastered the western art of oil painting and realistic life study but paited themes from india mythology and so his painting was seen as national.

Because his painting themes were mostly based on mythological stories and he use western art of oil painting

because of beautifulness

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Raja Ravi Varma was one of the first artists who tried to create a style that was both modern and national. He used the Western art of oil painting and realistic life study to paint themes from Indian mythology. He dramatized on canvas scene after scene from the Indian epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. This portrayal of an Indian consciousness is what makes his paintings national. This was perhaps one of the reasons why his paintings were popular not only among Indian princes and art collectors but also among the masses.