Raja Ravi Varma, a great Indian artist (29April 1948- 2October 1906)



Influence of Indian classical dance, music and literature in Raja Ravi Varma's paintings.


Today I am going to unfold one of the major aspects of Raja Ravi Varma's painting,who belongs to the 19th century Indian art practice. We often discuss about the influence of western style on his paintings but I would like to highlight the other side of his work. I see a clear connection of Indian classical art in his works.  From his biographer's note we got to know that he had a profound knowledge of Indian mythology and literature. He had studied "chittrasutra", "chitralakshana"and "natya Sashtraya" which made a strong impact on his paintings. His father was a Sanskrit scholar and in his childhood memories traditional cultural events ( Drama, musical events) were deeply engraved which has reflected in the mature phase of  his works. With this approach he was able to reach to the  people of India. the selection of the subjects of his paintings makes a clear intention of what he wanted to display and how he wanted to connect himself with the viewers ;He wanted to revisit the great stories of Indian epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata . He had a strong belief that the soul of Indian painting is deeply rooted to its traditional culture.  in Indian art practice his contribution is commendable and impact is never ending .


 








  Draupadi Vastraharan


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