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The Begum's Bath
Raja Ravi Varma
The Ganesh Shivaswamy Foundation
Bengaluru, India
This painting of the Begum's Bath by Raja Ravi Varma was one of the ten paintings sent by Varma to the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago in 1893. The painting was described as "The life of an aristocratic muslim is depicted in the Begum at the Bath."
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Details
- Title: The Begum's Bath
- Creator: Raja Ravi Varma
- Location: India
- Physical Dimensions: 122 x 78.1 cms
- Type: Painting
- Original Source: Osianama Research Centre, Archive, Library & Sanctuary, India.
- Medium: Oil on Canvas
- Creator's Lifetime: 1848-04-29/1906-10-02
- 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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