"Indian Artists"Raja Ravi Varma- A Prince among Painters and A Painter among Princes

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="color: #004000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) was born in Kilimanoor Palace as the son of Umamba Thampuratti and Ezhumavil Neelakandan Bhattathiripad. At the age of seven years he started drawing on the palace walls using charcoal. His uncle Raja Raja Varma noticed the talent of the child and gave preliminary lessons on painting. At the age of 14, Ayilyam Thirunal Maharaja took him to Travancore Palace and he was taught water painting by the palace painter Rama Swamy Naidu. After 3 years Theodor Jenson, a British painter taught him oil painting.</span></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="color: #004000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Most of his oil paintings are based on Hindu epic stories and characters. In 1873 he won the First Prize at the Madras Painting Exhibition. He became a world famous Indian painter after winning in 1873 Vienna Exhibition.</span></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="color: #004000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Many of his oil paintings are classic and his unique Indian style has later influenced artists and designers worldwide.Some of his original paintings are available as oleographs. Some of the most famous oleographs of Raja Ravi Varma.</span></span></span></span><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRCGeipIbvi3YQ18U_AXw7zp0u2N0S4NHRV9qUzqA-8G10XWR-V5HPlt-z4Wb5G4qnet9dIKSqS31YNVwIqFpH8YYYfjQ88MubggnMyZcuBHOAjcGEjNZJUdDrPZTigErVPlU1lLeVyw/s1600-h/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_1_saraswathi.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433865199345333394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRCGeipIbvi3YQ18U_AXw7zp0u2N0S4NHRV9qUzqA-8G10XWR-V5HPlt-z4Wb5G4qnet9dIKSqS31YNVwIqFpH8YYYfjQ88MubggnMyZcuBHOAjcGEjNZJUdDrPZTigErVPlU1lLeVyw/s400/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_1_saraswathi.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Goddess Saraswathi</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFaDApBDJ5_L1Gvv13gSnQUlemcWtsAcywEFhVDxEI3doGAT91tpFZiwJVtzbHMW5TlA90q8TBMhqVDXreWDRUus0T6GZw73yd0AHS-Ixmght5gibuO7MteiTC2CHBznHoToUs0WpBGo/s1600-h/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_2_hamsa_damayanthi.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433865194764949106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFaDApBDJ5_L1Gvv13gSnQUlemcWtsAcywEFhVDxEI3doGAT91tpFZiwJVtzbHMW5TlA90q8TBMhqVDXreWDRUus0T6GZw73yd0AHS-Ixmght5gibuO7MteiTC2CHBznHoToUs0WpBGo/s400/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_2_hamsa_damayanthi.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 294px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Hamsa Damyanthi</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpH0cFxLXaKy8P3vcR01Fsw1RKpUdV_baKILKXzVbOiT3j1hIqTFWKGmhuxqPOaPr2GOz9YRG1Aff_tWoHXmBLgI7RhNaLWIDOei2X5TqVG3XehS2nW7Rp_gy-pXdpDYUBOh_dM8SUa5A/s1600-h/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_3_lakshmi.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433865185308352546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpH0cFxLXaKy8P3vcR01Fsw1RKpUdV_baKILKXzVbOiT3j1hIqTFWKGmhuxqPOaPr2GOz9YRG1Aff_tWoHXmBLgI7RhNaLWIDOei2X5TqVG3XehS2nW7Rp_gy-pXdpDYUBOh_dM8SUa5A/s400/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_3_lakshmi.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 299px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Goddess Lakshmi</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaI6fnKLpiu2kO8atCj0IrayELlqHOB1UkvviRD9LrgGZ0VHkkUe3uozxWSiBooi23JStg4B2LiEgZ01y0RHdTQSmck2fIUWfJ_EwhztPWBrIoLUAgwZl-LrYzeWXMXxeDowko3cNMdCQ/s1600-h/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_4_sakunthala_pathralekhan.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433865177491162290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaI6fnKLpiu2kO8atCj0IrayELlqHOB1UkvviRD9LrgGZ0VHkkUe3uozxWSiBooi23JStg4B2LiEgZ01y0RHdTQSmck2fIUWfJ_EwhztPWBrIoLUAgwZl-LrYzeWXMXxeDowko3cNMdCQ/s400/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_4_sakunthala_pathralekhan.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 279px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Shakunthala writing a letter</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OJqKWummrdsFlUyHMYz3XXQFIW1Oq2f9uyibfFTlSukoITfgAjMOy_OW9AD1S1eVNlLr9fdb-PDDvrVKWyeSub0lku3KzOP8FRRh3ibfw9oo05N3A5sGygD_gBwHElc0U1N_lQVTuHs/s1600-h/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_5_keechaka_sairandhri.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433865173074656994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OJqKWummrdsFlUyHMYz3XXQFIW1Oq2f9uyibfFTlSukoITfgAjMOy_OW9AD1S1eVNlLr9fdb-PDDvrVKWyeSub0lku3KzOP8FRRh3ibfw9oo05N3A5sGygD_gBwHElc0U1N_lQVTuHs/s400/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_5_keechaka_sairandhri.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 294px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Keechaka and Sairandhri</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibg3hieIgQ_VYs44kHr0GTim9Uj32MSQYTIucv4VNPAT0pm1wiOT1oER90EBYhuKaB_6ICRdDK7h8rm3rNz5EOHdw6PS4_vizzi18AeeT8nKXrO-xy05sk0TkW2RcQxM_YX7VtDTz6ox8/s1600-h/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_6_damayanthi_vanavas.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433864292358910562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibg3hieIgQ_VYs44kHr0GTim9Uj32MSQYTIucv4VNPAT0pm1wiOT1oER90EBYhuKaB_6ICRdDK7h8rm3rNz5EOHdw6PS4_vizzi18AeeT8nKXrO-xy05sk0TkW2RcQxM_YX7VtDTz6ox8/s400/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_6_damayanthi_vanavas.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 293px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Damayanthi Vanavas</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQapVEY6-n23zcp3n-Xnt0gSZNK2RMyHKZzuN7vgasmHEiSotJm2TzFMl7mfjd_6nVrcAqslp6l5BfT4eUBbS0Bh8eBI6VxqThWdk4OZFK4qIj0kvgB1KaBYa-3gHvVsMyJuORfJpN-8/s1600-h/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_7_ganga.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433864283983250514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQapVEY6-n23zcp3n-Xnt0gSZNK2RMyHKZzuN7vgasmHEiSotJm2TzFMl7mfjd_6nVrcAqslp6l5BfT4eUBbS0Bh8eBI6VxqThWdk4OZFK4qIj0kvgB1KaBYa-3gHvVsMyJuORfJpN-8/s400/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_7_ganga.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 294px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ganga Vatram</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQNEWpPyDMJcHqqb89zY0wdmWV8wT94vreIkZNzgcGDstoCD18NUHjXPlFsqXxoGPlFMqBbmraEcIji2Vzb8qOWdpRyExpvJF-k01Hkbekj7zzVaSAyh1GRBFMhzA-hQ9BY7-cu7kRHU/s1600-h/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_8_shantanu_matsyagandhi.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433864277136640786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQNEWpPyDMJcHqqb89zY0wdmWV8wT94vreIkZNzgcGDstoCD18NUHjXPlFsqXxoGPlFMqBbmraEcIji2Vzb8qOWdpRyExpvJF-k01Hkbekj7zzVaSAyh1GRBFMhzA-hQ9BY7-cu7kRHU/s400/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_8_shantanu_matsyagandhi.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 298px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Shantanu and Matsyagandhi</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMz0t_rnpSzo39e_Zby1y2TtW_1rsDSo5Q1LY2XAOCHDj7-qZVJoPt5t8OVPlAeUtiUS9V6BJ32a921mJD1PYkQThY0T1wSFVj-aSF-AK_wuIzkqPmKHclQtH7iAMZejbDjHXSWWWAmqE/s1600-h/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_9_vishwamitra_menaka.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433864268102780338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMz0t_rnpSzo39e_Zby1y2TtW_1rsDSo5Q1LY2XAOCHDj7-qZVJoPt5t8OVPlAeUtiUS9V6BJ32a921mJD1PYkQThY0T1wSFVj-aSF-AK_wuIzkqPmKHclQtH7iAMZejbDjHXSWWWAmqE/s400/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_9_vishwamitra_menaka.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Vishwamitra and Menaka</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQVmezrXVnK3GJZwQPuTWLSLd-72fSWYRnbFDLfVHoPtt0RGuWmnfRBP5V7IadJEZ-MBUhDwu4TuMu9SDTmv7Uq7y9zW6cnl_rXU0GYKxYFAx2ffHFjTrrG3c09_T24GxIyrI09QIiq4/s1600-h/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_10_vasantika.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433864260117820546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQVmezrXVnK3GJZwQPuTWLSLd-72fSWYRnbFDLfVHoPtt0RGuWmnfRBP5V7IadJEZ-MBUhDwu4TuMu9SDTmv7Uq7y9zW6cnl_rXU0GYKxYFAx2ffHFjTrrG3c09_T24GxIyrI09QIiq4/s400/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_10_vasantika.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Vasantika </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVUucyX1PAKGgZB1atfRHst8XkEIhhV4HYCMob2NgzmvHJp3cxXZvqzHJwsmMRLCqHL8JuDH8SGb4iYjKxygGZOisf-iTMDO_ywgXTnaiagmzD1n0SMa32bWfScP1Tcneczg2BaB6w5A/s1600-h/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_11_usha_dream.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433863099981808098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVUucyX1PAKGgZB1atfRHst8XkEIhhV4HYCMob2NgzmvHJp3cxXZvqzHJwsmMRLCqHL8JuDH8SGb4iYjKxygGZOisf-iTMDO_ywgXTnaiagmzD1n0SMa32bWfScP1Tcneczg2BaB6w5A/s400/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_11_usha_dream.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Usha's Dream</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakk3SSAvjvw2xnX191SGPBknVsFPVgwLi0Hn3Q5T1wdAnPMbLh7XzS2mVRSaxg7XP1U-sBx3RN-mjBWllJxEv9uvuefyoOwsFztEQyu3HPFi57xhvlLvmX45CAoNesOzkcumMSWU8bOM/s1600-h/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_12_hamsa_damayanthi.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433863091198686866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakk3SSAvjvw2xnX191SGPBknVsFPVgwLi0Hn3Q5T1wdAnPMbLh7XzS2mVRSaxg7XP1U-sBx3RN-mjBWllJxEv9uvuefyoOwsFztEQyu3HPFi57xhvlLvmX45CAoNesOzkcumMSWU8bOM/s400/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_12_hamsa_damayanthi.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 294px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Hamsa Damayanthi</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgGD4q-D2WR9F7km5K_m3Em_Jf2HyQ54uB8iIRQGlmSJO3f-AOrnkl6Vhz_YkjA3Vx1b1M8nFZ9jNKKgb9F9p8PL5337gbWLvA4618XFuz-JMkrgqmX6aanDig6QjV7IEOJWiP23ihXw/s1600-h/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_13_vasanthasena.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433863087509302994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgGD4q-D2WR9F7km5K_m3Em_Jf2HyQ54uB8iIRQGlmSJO3f-AOrnkl6Vhz_YkjA3Vx1b1M8nFZ9jNKKgb9F9p8PL5337gbWLvA4618XFuz-JMkrgqmX6aanDig6QjV7IEOJWiP23ihXw/s400/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_13_vasanthasena.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 272px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Vasanthasena </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjyMvrXKnxPU0gBO9I5tv-w9WULs7M4xe0u7KG2RV1ihxfJ3e4-RKadXx_-riEyMpAZTQjdXlKBVbgid-cLi3fjex_plYIJX8WCCjGnU90DxePi2Q2lbG5nCkdZa-xBOQV_KZysDH6gU/s1600-h/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_14_mohini.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433863074185738098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjyMvrXKnxPU0gBO9I5tv-w9WULs7M4xe0u7KG2RV1ihxfJ3e4-RKadXx_-riEyMpAZTQjdXlKBVbgid-cLi3fjex_plYIJX8WCCjGnU90DxePi2Q2lbG5nCkdZa-xBOQV_KZysDH6gU/s400/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_14_mohini.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 296px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Mohini </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPvTbV5kDFPkiOGQEOT5wBxuqiUbZQ-I68L3kYBSUHJ5T4sen8CbBrnM28tcCptdi54bpulF4Vf6jEAp8k_q_EdPqRTjjzR6s-AiLvnVUvPGYg4XyQydWdRGRm1P8qpDtXb_beJYk6y4/s1600-h/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_15_urvashi_purooravas.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433863070002355746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPvTbV5kDFPkiOGQEOT5wBxuqiUbZQ-I68L3kYBSUHJ5T4sen8CbBrnM28tcCptdi54bpulF4Vf6jEAp8k_q_EdPqRTjjzR6s-AiLvnVUvPGYg4XyQydWdRGRm1P8qpDtXb_beJYk6y4/s400/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_15_urvashi_purooravas.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 281px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Urvashi and Purooravas</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx98qBaiC8W4un2CHubou9yeSGWSXGqjYgsF05vTrS3igTEuKBYEZSXjhgUecSfQpZ_GGr_c8ePg3T_JTzeCZnh2lbkxX2B-w7yiU-MI7nf4AWQyK3AmHf25tfHbhFxoxGOLrg1aDK1bE/s1600-h/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_16_lady_giving_alms.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433862445801643906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx98qBaiC8W4un2CHubou9yeSGWSXGqjYgsF05vTrS3igTEuKBYEZSXjhgUecSfQpZ_GGr_c8ePg3T_JTzeCZnh2lbkxX2B-w7yiU-MI7nf4AWQyK3AmHf25tfHbhFxoxGOLrg1aDK1bE/s400/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_16_lady_giving_alms.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 299px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Lady Giving Alms</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSAsc2_7zksC7sh4g5Nvy0XeSx9PPOtoKF2qP9e0iZPRNdgEVXbNNPo9Sm08OImgbOmwqGw4FVkffQz7gQcN1ZD0AGzzVfGYinTzweCnbfJCAIHi6qo2GARZjfHgNNLo3NcO_3yP-JvM4/s1600-h/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_17_shivaji.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433862436048817906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSAsc2_7zksC7sh4g5Nvy0XeSx9PPOtoKF2qP9e0iZPRNdgEVXbNNPo9Sm08OImgbOmwqGw4FVkffQz7gQcN1ZD0AGzzVfGYinTzweCnbfJCAIHi6qo2GARZjfHgNNLo3NcO_3yP-JvM4/s400/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_17_shivaji.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 288px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Shivaji Maharaj</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVlSQUy7lbGLoJXxYWeQOocmL1H2GGvXmnJjxy9iJV8B7VfYEH3K3YkFemMVYQX0mif6MghZMSezZWZnkEzQsTfk5MpuhXdp0f7wFnDd_9TjgcKc-GCZLYfnE_gR9SHtea25SQHXO59xY/s1600-h/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_18_radha_sakhi.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433862428873342690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVlSQUy7lbGLoJXxYWeQOocmL1H2GGvXmnJjxy9iJV8B7VfYEH3K3YkFemMVYQX0mif6MghZMSezZWZnkEzQsTfk5MpuhXdp0f7wFnDd_9TjgcKc-GCZLYfnE_gR9SHtea25SQHXO59xY/s400/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_18_radha_sakhi.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 283px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Radha and Sakhi </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdCZXuqDGMTySQgCacpa7d0KCbW6_7Qveliha33oaD5Emh1BKhKNiDa1LS2sINOCBT6WOHfyJNCW4h8pCkWUZ1vesiwPP5msVz2X8infN0vA8Hqdeilnq8jPWBmOwPBNQYiNrN6uXBDk/s1600-h/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_19_birth_of_sakunthala.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433862424088582834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdCZXuqDGMTySQgCacpa7d0KCbW6_7Qveliha33oaD5Emh1BKhKNiDa1LS2sINOCBT6WOHfyJNCW4h8pCkWUZ1vesiwPP5msVz2X8infN0vA8Hqdeilnq8jPWBmOwPBNQYiNrN6uXBDk/s400/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_19_birth_of_sakunthala.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 295px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Birth of Sakunthala</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1T6h60wuWg0ALhqgJMo5PyUXFrx56wg6BLh7Y3Ye0tCXl_6R4DodhoclWKhDmbYyx5iYFbERzsFgIqpGs7V7eJpKhNo-yG96FDDepZVDlObvPhVu_hnE0bGmqxvVfDs2LmpuMREZruJs/s1600-h/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_20_sakunthala_sakhis.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433862419928683874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1T6h60wuWg0ALhqgJMo5PyUXFrx56wg6BLh7Y3Ye0tCXl_6R4DodhoclWKhDmbYyx5iYFbERzsFgIqpGs7V7eJpKhNo-yG96FDDepZVDlObvPhVu_hnE0bGmqxvVfDs2LmpuMREZruJs/s400/raja_ravi_varma_oleograph_20_sakunthala_sakhis.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 289px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Sakunthala and Sakhis</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #004000; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #004000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><i>All photos and text courtesy </i><a href="http://www.cyberkerala.com/"><i>http://www.cyberkerala.com</i></a></span></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #004000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div></div>

"Indian Artists"Raja Ravi Varma- A Prince among Painters and A Painter among Princes

Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) was born in Kilimanoor Palace as the son of Umamba Thampuratti and Ezhumavil Neelakandan Bhattathiripad. At the ...

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Indian Artists-Anupam Poddar and Lekha :Devi designs

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">DEVI DESIGN is an Indian design studio that works with designers and skilled craftsmen to create products that compliment today’s contemporary setting and needs. The organization is led by Anupam Poddar with his overall creative vision and aesthetic sense. They design and manufacture a range of products from metal home accessories and hardware to architectural installations. They use a  varied mix of materials to contribute to the  world of craft and design; using traditional techniques and find new expressions for them.<br /><div><br /><div>The metal designs emphasis on clean lines of utility and are made using the ancient method of sandcasting.The materials when you go through u will find hat they area blend of the traditional and contemporary.Explorations into nature can be seen through in their designs.They have an array of things made form metal ware to furniture to knobs,handles ,ceramics ,salt and pepper shakers stone to wood...you are bound to find new designs which will always find a niche in your home,be it be traditional or contemporary.</div><div>I do secretely desire to buy some of their products..</div><div><br /></div><div>Some of their designs are given below:</div><div>these are some of my favourites.u find you favourites there..</div></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433515878631084530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9iUGZ_B0rmzH0hF6wuGXY2d4-vn06Dyx9wIW7W4WBmgMC_AB90-avt9umGbmYw6CTV_9neRHmEGXDwFt1KKu2re9BKNAVn_bwNj-f0NZ-Cazd7HZG8ySD340liljBct7T8rtR177vH18/s400/DO_03003B2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; 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cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 308px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433515629614001394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0AFrk3wHjhvJI9YOqTmzkTP7BLe6sDKLp1c2v4GmCIC2On-nWcdjalX_2UdAyonp-kwCjmlcu2tpyuOwIiShsri1iTBsvAOXS2B6FRoJ8QX4Qh7ElifaSgshb-AepOkHI3SEsn_zzOHI/s400/devidesign16_052.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 210px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Jx7ga48EQ_xJb5fqXZgy6TDwlaW1MEwiAIUDzJ_n3jQF35kNZPrmBSbj3nJEy1SAcCt97c-Qg4qdm8pPmN8Bof1ddG9xNbDWMki05JsxjTNIusvfnh7u2Qg8vSMIjVeNb6KdOvQxcXU/s1600-h/devidesign_069.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433516047819653058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Jx7ga48EQ_xJb5fqXZgy6TDwlaW1MEwiAIUDzJ_n3jQF35kNZPrmBSbj3nJEy1SAcCt97c-Qg4qdm8pPmN8Bof1ddG9xNbDWMki05JsxjTNIusvfnh7u2Qg8vSMIjVeNb6KdOvQxcXU/s400/devidesign_069.jpg" style="cursor: hand; 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cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 330px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 387px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNV_5zlURq0Pv0qGrXsZ3HanfN6a_j1HnAan9eQ0XUqP5fsoiqtF5OQeF3OR354y9jp-ea060REph_pqh1wh3AikRAhC2LBXLPbrSBwhUAjhOwbaZaxTiDqR6rgTwQaaidhTitBTGfki4/s1600-h/DO_33061A1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433515158383397202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNV_5zlURq0Pv0qGrXsZ3HanfN6a_j1HnAan9eQ0XUqP5fsoiqtF5OQeF3OR354y9jp-ea060REph_pqh1wh3AikRAhC2LBXLPbrSBwhUAjhOwbaZaxTiDqR6rgTwQaaidhTitBTGfki4/s400/DO_33061A1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 330px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><div>Devi design products are available at Neemrana shop in Khan MArket,Good Earth Saket,Delhi,Amethyst in Chennai,Pallate in Mumbai and Casagoa and Sangolda ,Goa.</div><div>All information from their site and Images courtesy to Devi Designs</div><div>Site:<a href="http://www.devidesign.in/">http://www.devidesign.in</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>

Indian Artists-Anupam Poddar and Lekha :Devi designs

DEVI DESIGN is an Indian design studio that works with designers and skilled craftsmen to create products that compliment today’s contempora...

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Veranda and Tara Shaw Maison

<div align="center"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433237938915537474" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/S2a9HnE8ckI/AAAAAAAAD6w/9-MMpRXpgP8/s400/Veranda+March.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /> If you happen to pick up this months Veranda magazine (this cover is from last March). You will see a write about Tara Shaw's "New Classics". <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433237935292261074" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/S2a9HZlFotI/AAAAAAAAD6o/Qr25FoG26K0/s400/ts+maison2.png" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 323px; CURSOR: hand" /> As you might recall, famous antique dealer and designer Tara Shaw, launched a line of reproduction pieces that are just stunning called her Maison line.<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433240062893546578" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/S2a_DPgw3FI/AAAAAAAAD64/IUvNTRUHwDc/s400/ts+clock.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" />I own several pieces myself including the Mora Clock, which is a copy of Tara's own clock.<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433240606074215010" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/S2a_i3BIGmI/AAAAAAAAD7I/veoWum1XjiY/s400/ts+table.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 242px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /> And this lovely little gilded iron table - it sits next to my sweet Swedish chairs in the conservatory.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/S2a9G6G2pvI/AAAAAAAAD6g/zuKRKqS1a18/s1600-h/ts+maison.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433237926843950834" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/S2a9G6G2pvI/AAAAAAAAD6g/zuKRKqS1a18/s400/ts+maison.png" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 370px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> For more information on the Maison line click <a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SddL8H5egkI/AAAAAAAAByI/kJlYcjMXUKc/s400/IMG_1447.jpg&imgrefurl=http://willowdecor.blogspot.com/2009/04/tara-shaw-maison-new-classics.html&usg=__-ZhHAV_aVI6XxZ4ZAQ1GdN-l3RQ=&h=300&w=400&sz=16&hl=en&start=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=mLFlvZoHKEVOTM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtara%2Bshaw%2Bmaison%2Bclock%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4GGLL_enUS302US302%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1">here</a>, to read a post I did last spring, when I visited in New Orleans. It was right before Tara released the line - so you all got a sneak preview.<br />Now this fabulous line is only available to the trade so if you are interested in any pieces, pop me an email and I will get you pricing. Happy February!! Can you believe it's February already?! </div>

Veranda and Tara Shaw Maison

If you happen to pick up this months Veranda magazine (this cover is from last March). You will see a write about Tara Shaw's "New...

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