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Shakuntala And Her Companion
Raja Ravi Varma1880
Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation
Bengaluru, India
A close up from the painting Shakuntala And Her Companion, here Shakuntala is seen bedecked in floral jewellery. Having lived her early life in the forest at the ashram of Sage Kanva, Shakuntala had no access to material wealth. Hence the artist has bedecked this beauty in floral jewellery.
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- Title: Shakuntala And Her Companion
- Creator: Raja Ravi Varma
- Date Created: 1880
- Location Created: Travancore, India
- Subject Keywords: Shakuntala, Raja Ravi Varma, Jewellery
- Original Source: Collection of Travancore Royal Family, Kaudiar Palace, Thiruvananthapuram
- Medium: Oil on Canvas
- Dimensions: 34" x 44'
- 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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