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of Raja Ravi Varma The corridor walls of the palace were his canvas and charcoal his brush in early childhood. But once his extraordinary talent was noticed, prince Ravi Varma (1848 - 1906) of the Kilimanoor Palace was given formal training in water colour painting and the prince was lucky in that his art - mostly portraits - was appreciated and recognised in his lifetime. The Ravi Varma Press was set up in Bombay in 1894
to churn out copies of his portraits for an eager clientele. Raja
Ravi Varma's noted works include 'Hamsa Damayanthi', 'Draupathi
in the court of Virata', 'Mohini and Rukmangada', 'Sakuntala' etc,
all oil on canvas. Most of the originals are on display at the Sri
Chithra Art Gallery in the Napier Museum compound in Thiruvananthapuram
city
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