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Radha In The Moonlight
Raja Ravi Varma1890
Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation
Bengaluru, India
In 1889, Ravi Varma sent Lady in the Moonlight to the Mysore palace where several of his paintings were already on display and where more were to come. He made another painting of the same title for an unknown aspirant which now hangs in the National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi.
Ravi Varma painted several canvases of Radha in varying moods and emotions. The subject of this painting, Radha is captured in a spectacular setting, in anticipation of the arrival of her beloved, Lord Krishna.
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- Title: Radha In The Moonlight
- Creator: Raja Ravi Varma
- Creator Nationality: Indian
- Date Created: 1890
- Location Created: Travancore, Kerala, India
- Provenance: Radha In The Moonlight was originally in the collection of Shungrasoobyer Avergal (1836-1904), Dewan of Travancore (1892-1898), and thence by descent to his great-grand children, who then sold it to the current owner.
- Subject Keywords: Radha, Raja Ravi Varma, Krishna
- Original Source: Private Collection
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 57.5" x 41.5"
- 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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