Charisma of Ravi Varma.

Raja Ravi Varma was the pioneering modern artist of India. 





Like Prometheus brought fire to the Greek,Ravi Varma brought in,not simply the technique of the west to execute the glorious Indian content,but he also brought in many representational dilemmas of a 19th century painter caught between two tastes of oneself and that of the other. 

The hybrid style of Varma earned nation-wide acclaim in feudal courts across the country and also appreciated in fine arts fairs in the west. He took up extensive portrait commissions. 

He could transform from a colonial artist to a national idol. Ravi Varma was also the first ever artist entrepreneur of legendary status. 

He started a printing press in Lonavala and mechanical reproduction was used for the first time in India to popularize a leading artist.

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