Raja Ravi Varma's paintings are nothing short of iconic ... Take his portrayal of Lakshmi, for instance; she often appears with a lotus or a pot of gold, symbols of prosperity.

Bangalore Raja Ravi Varma brought religious and mythological figures to life, such as his 1896 work, Goddess Lakshmi (Credit: Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation, Bangalore) One of the most ...

Raja Ravi Varma's art not only revived traditional Indian ... Menaka, the nymph, seduces the sage Vishwamitra; Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity, sits on a lotus flower; Vishnu sits on his ...

His work broke through class barriers. Suddenly, a farmer in a village could have a piece of Ravi Varma in his home, worshipping Saraswati or Lakshmi as painted by the master,” Prem Kandwal ...

It’s said that goddesses Lakshmi and Saraswathi did not have a form in India until Ravi Varma created his versions on canvas. And often, it was the Ravi Varma prints which were the first images ...

“His Lakshmi does not wear string upon string ... Ironically , his fame and pan-India appeal has turned Raja Ravi Varma’s artistic style into a generic form. “ A lot of the stucco work ...

By the 1950s, Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, the granddaughter of Raja Ravi Varma, was contemplating her move to Bengaluru, which her daughter, Lalithamba Bayi had done several years before. Sethu Lakshmi ...

Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, a pioneering feminist figure ... artwork from the Travancore royal collection is revealed. Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation’s chairperson, Rukmini Varma, collaborated ...