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Bharath Bhet
Ravi Varma Press1901
Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation
Bengaluru, India
Lord Ram is returning, triumphant, to Ayodhya after fourteen years in exile. Hanuman flies ahead to inform Bharatha who, overjoyed, leaves at once for Nandigrama, a village on the outskirts of Ayodhya, to receive his brother. Bharatha carries Lord Ram’s wooden sandals or padukas, the royal white umbrella and a fly whisk. Varma invests this picture with other trappings of royalty – a throne and sword – to affirm Bharatha’s glad handing of the reins of kingship back to his brother, as much as is shown by his welcoming embrace.
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- Title: Bharath Bhet
- Creator: Ravi Varma Press
- Date Created: 1901
- Location: Bengaluru, India
- Physical Dimensions: 25 x 35 cms
- Type: Print
- Original Source: From the Sandeep & Gitanjali Maini Foundation
- Rights: Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation, Bengaluru
- Medium: Lithograph
- Art Form: Print
- Creator's Lifetime: 1848-04-29/1906-10-02
- About the Artist: Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906), India’s foremost artist, who took art to the masses, hailed from Kilimanoor, in the erstwhile state of Travancore. From a very young age, Ravi Varma, was drawn towards art, imbibing techniques from his uncle and mentor Raja Raja Varma and his mother, Umayamba Bayi, a poet in her own right. Varma was much sought after by the Royals and owing to his popularity and reputation, his spectacular and richly-textured works were prolific. His realistic portrayals of contemporary figures and interpretations of religious and mythological figures fetched him instant and enduring success, lifting his standing in the art world. If the Royals and his countrymen were in awe of this great talent, the international world was spellbound by his imagination and creativity. He ensured that art would be accessible to all, through reproductions of his paintings which were made available, and affordable to everyone.
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