On the occasion of the 176th birth anniversary of Raja Ravi Varma (that falls on 29th April), the Foundation has curated Daughter of Providence – a first of its kind exhibition on the life and times ...

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 ...

Remember the famous Lakshmi painting of Ravi Varma? The model’s name was Rajibai Mulgaonkar, a devadasi from Mumbai.” Another place Ganesh frequented for research was the Ravi Varma press.

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 ...