Raja Ravi Varma was an Indian artist 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.
Varma is most remembered for his paintings of sari-clad women portrayed as shapely and graceful.
Varma's paintings became an important motif of the time, reproductions being found in almost every middle-class home.
Damayanti sending a message to Nala via a swan
Lady with Swarbat
Ravana - Sita - Jathayu
There Comes Papa
Galaxy of Musicians:
Yashoda - Krishna:
Stolen Interview:
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Varma is most remembered for his paintings of sari-clad women portrayed as shapely and graceful.
Varma's paintings became an important motif of the time, reproductions being found in almost every middle-class home.
Damayanti sending a message to Nala via a swan
Lady with Swarbat
Ravana - Sita - Jathayu
There Comes Papa
Galaxy of Musicians:
Yashoda - Krishna:
Stolen Interview:
Visit for more, ravi varma painter - Google Search
Paintings from artist B. K. S. Varma definitely deserves a mention on this thread.
1) These are some paintings by him on environment conservation for which he won "Lalitkala Academy Award":
2) He is also known for shows where he paints impromptu, on topics given in the form of a dance or a song or a poem. In these shows he paints using a piece of cloth and / or thread.
Here are some videos where the lyrical details of the song are rendered on a piece of paper:
1) These are some paintings by him on environment conservation for which he won "Lalitkala Academy Award":
2) He is also known for shows where he paints impromptu, on topics given in the form of a dance or a song or a poem. In these shows he paints using a piece of cloth and / or thread.
Here are some videos where the lyrical details of the song are rendered on a piece of paper:
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You got to see this . The painting unravels itself in different shades with change in intensity of light . Its awesome
Wheni Saw this question i googled hoping to find something about this painting . So happpy to find a entire wiki page about it ..
Glow of Hope, alternately titled "Woman With the Lamp", is a painting by S.L. Haldankar. The work was painted 1945–46 and is currently stored in the Sri Jayachamarajendra Art Gallery at the Jaganmohan Palace inMysore, India.[1] The painting is currently on display on the second floor of the museum, in an enclave with a curtained window. The enclave is normally darkened, which highlights the subtlety of the glowing candle in the piece. When the light is turned on, the painting reveals remarkably subtle shades of pink and lavender in the woman's sari. Opening the enclave's curtain leads to yet another distinct view of the painting, the natural light exposing even more subtle gradations and details.
The painting shows an Indian woman holding a lighted lamp in one hand, the other hand covering the light of the lamp from the front. The woman is in a simple and traditional Indian saree. The effect of the painting is heightened by the shadow of the woman in the back.
The painting is housed in a special room at the Sri Jayachamarajendra Art Gallery. It is displayed in an enclave with a curtained window. The enclave is normally darkened, which highlights the subtlety of the lowing candle in the painting. One can see in the dark the hand which is covering the candle — which is the only thing that is giving out light — is glowing very bright red, seems that it is authentic ;her hand really seems to be glowing due to the candle' light. The women who is holding the covered candle is Gita Haldankar (now Gita Krishnakant Uplekar), the third daughter of the artist. She currently lives in Kolhapur. She in 2009 is 90 years of age. She had four daughters and one son (Meena Shertukade, Lali Akojwar, Jyoti Shah, (Sandhya) Sonali Punatar, and Rajprakash Uplekar). The young woman had to stay in the perpetual position for three hours continuously. Furthermore, he made this portrait with watercolours. He used this as his medium because he wanted to show the world that he can make a painting without a single mistake, unlike the oil paint which can be corrected using white paint. The painting is mimetic in approach, with no deliberate distortions.
You got to see this . The painting unravels itself in different shades with change in intensity of light . Its awesome
Wheni Saw this question i googled hoping to find something about this painting . So happpy to find a entire wiki page about it ..
Glow of Hope, alternately titled "Woman With the Lamp", is a painting by S.L. Haldankar. The work was painted 1945–46 and is currently stored in the Sri Jayachamarajendra Art Gallery at the Jaganmohan Palace inMysore, India.[1] The painting is currently on display on the second floor of the museum, in an enclave with a curtained window. The enclave is normally darkened, which highlights the subtlety of the glowing candle in the piece. When the light is turned on, the painting reveals remarkably subtle shades of pink and lavender in the woman's sari. Opening the enclave's curtain leads to yet another distinct view of the painting, the natural light exposing even more subtle gradations and details.
The painting shows an Indian woman holding a lighted lamp in one hand, the other hand covering the light of the lamp from the front. The woman is in a simple and traditional Indian saree. The effect of the painting is heightened by the shadow of the woman in the back.
The painting is housed in a special room at the Sri Jayachamarajendra Art Gallery. It is displayed in an enclave with a curtained window. The enclave is normally darkened, which highlights the subtlety of the lowing candle in the painting. One can see in the dark the hand which is covering the candle — which is the only thing that is giving out light — is glowing very bright red, seems that it is authentic ;her hand really seems to be glowing due to the candle' light. The women who is holding the covered candle is Gita Haldankar (now Gita Krishnakant Uplekar), the third daughter of the artist. She currently lives in Kolhapur. She in 2009 is 90 years of age. She had four daughters and one son (Meena Shertukade, Lali Akojwar, Jyoti Shah, (Sandhya) Sonali Punatar, and Rajprakash Uplekar). The young woman had to stay in the perpetual position for three hours continuously. Furthermore, he made this portrait with watercolours. He used this as his medium because he wanted to show the world that he can make a painting without a single mistake, unlike the oil paint which can be corrected using white paint. The painting is mimetic in approach, with no deliberate distortions.
Two artists that I have personally liked are Mr. Maniam and Mr. S. Ilayaraja.
Mr. Maniam was an Illustrator who worked for Tamil Magazines and his job was to paint pictures that would accompany the stories. His was well known for his illustrations in popular historical fiction. For someone like me, who does not understand the subtleties of abstract paintings, real life forms are the most attractive. His paintings were one of the earliest to convince the artist in me.
Similarly, the paintings by S. Ilayaraja, will make you forget that you are actually looking at a painting and not a photograph!
Mr. Maniam was an Illustrator who worked for Tamil Magazines and his job was to paint pictures that would accompany the stories. His was well known for his illustrations in popular historical fiction. For someone like me, who does not understand the subtleties of abstract paintings, real life forms are the most attractive. His paintings were one of the earliest to convince the artist in me.
Similarly, the paintings by S. Ilayaraja, will make you forget that you are actually looking at a painting and not a photograph!
Glow of Hope, alternately titled "Woman With the Lamp", is a painting by S.L. Haldankar. The work was painted 1945–46 and is currently stored in the Sri Jayachamarajendra Art Gallery at the Jaganmohan Palace in Mysore, India. The painting is currently on display on the second floor of the museum, in an enclave with a curtained window. The enclave is normally darkened, which highlights the subtlety of the glowing candle in the piece. When the light is turned on, the painting reveals remarkably subtle shades of pink and lavender in the woman's sari. Opening the enclave's curtain leads to yet another distinct view of the painting, the natural light exposing even more subtle gradations and details.
apologies, if somebody has already posted it. but, this is the beautiful painting I have ever seen in real.
apologies, if somebody has already posted it. but, this is the beautiful painting I have ever seen in real.
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