Raja Ravi Varma
(1848–1906) indisk konstnär
Raja Ravi Varma (1848–1906) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Raja Ravi Varma belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.
Raja Ravi Varma was born in Kilimanoor and died in Attingal. Raja Ravi Varma trained at University College Thiruvananthapuram. Raja Ravi Varma worked in India.
One of the best-known works is ‘Shakuntala’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 27 works by Raja Ravi Varma with free images. The dated works span the years 1850–1930. Works by Raja Ravi Varma are held by several collections, among them Sree Chitra Art Gallery, Wellcome Collection, National Gallery of Modern Art, and Kowdiar Palace.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Gustave Caillebotte, Auguste Baud-Bovy, Gustav Bauernfeind, Marguerite Charpentier, and Robert Walker Macbeth.