Bhishma's Real Self-Sacrifice

Raja Ravi Varma1906-06

Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation
Bengaluru, India

The detail shows a fair-skinned Matsyagandhi in Ravi Varma's painting. However, in the Maharbharata she was known as Kali, the one with a dark complexion.

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Title: Bhishma's Real Self-Sacrifice
Creator: Raja Ravi Varma
Creator Nationality: Indian
Date: 1906-06
Location Created: Mysore, Karnataka
Type: Oil on Canvas
External Link: http://www.rrvhfoundation.com
Biography: Raja Ravi Varma: Painter of Colonial India by Rupika Chawla

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