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Mahbub Ali Khan Asaf Nizam of Hyderabad
Raja Ravi Varma1902
Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation
Bengaluru, India
Ravi Varma and his brother C. Raja Raja Varma arrived in Hyderabad at the invitation of celebrated photographer Raja Deen Dayal, who assured them of an audience with the Nizam of Hyderabad. But it was an experience unlike any other as the brothers were made to wait for weeks and denied a meeting with the immensely wealthy Mahbub Ali Khan Asaf, Ravi Varma, however, set to work and completed the portrait based on a photograph provided by Dean Dayal.
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- Title: Mahbub Ali Khan Asaf Nizam of Hyderabad
- Creator: Raja Ravi Varma
- Creator Lifespan: 1848-04-29/1906-10-02
- Creator Nationality: Indian
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Kilimanoor, Kerala
- Creator Birth Place: Kilimanoor, Kerala
- Date Created: 1902
- Location Created: Hyderabad, India
- Physical Dimensions: 50 x 83.6 inches
- Subject Keywords: Nizam, Hyderabad
- Original Source: Private Collection
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Art Form: Painting
- Collection: Private Collection
- 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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