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Dattatreya
Raja Ravi Varma and Ravi Varma Press, Malavli LonavalaCirca 1930
The Ganesh Shivaswamy Foundation
Bengaluru, India
DATTATREYA: This is a combined representation of the Hindu trinity: Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara or Shiva. He is represented as a deity with three heads, one each for Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. He has six hands and they carry the water pot (kamandala) representing Brahma, the trident (trishul) representing Shiva and the conch (shank), discus (chakra) representing Vishnu. The four dogs surrounding Dattatreya symbolize the four Vedas and the bull is Shiva’s vehicle.
This is a print by the Ravi Varma Press derived from a painting by Raja Ravi Varma.
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Details
- Title: Dattatreya
- Creator: Raja Ravi Varma, Ravi Varma Press, Malavli Lonavala
- Date Created: Circa 1930
- Physical Dimensions: 50 x 35 cms
- Provenance: The Hemamalini and Ganesh Shivaswamy collection, Bengaluru.
- Subject Keywords: Raja Ravi Varma, Hinduism, Gigapixel
- Type: Chromolithograph
- Rights: The Ganesh Shivaswamy Foundation, Bengaluru
- Creator's Biography: Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) was a prolific Indian artist who is recognized for his resorting to the academic realistic style of painting. His portraits of English and Indian royalty and aristocracy were well received. His paintings on Hindu religious and mythological subjects and paintings from classical and literary sources were highly sought after even during his lifetime. He painted several copies of his works and this demand led to the suggestion to have his paintings printed in the form of oleographs. The Ravi Varma Fine Art Lithographic Press was established in Bombay (now Mumbai) and commenced operations in 1894. Many of Ravi Varma's paintings were printed as chromolithographs at this Press. These chromolithographs would have a tremendous impact on religion, society and aesthetics. They went on to democratize art leading to immortalize Ravi Varma in the minds of the people of the Indian subcontinent.
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