Yet not much is known about the life of the man who is arguably one of India's earliest 'modern' artists - he applied Western concepts of realism and portraiture to subjects that were unmistakably ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Rebellious she was and beautifully talented. She was barely a woman, or on the verges of it, as she courted Madhavan, whose persona was progressive yet not as captivating as hers.

Raja Ravi Varma, born on April 29, 1848, in Kilimanoor, Travancore (present-day Kerala, India), emerged from a family steeped in scholarly and literary traditions. His mother, Uma Ambabayi Thampuratty ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Raja Ravi Varma’s ‘Lady with the Lamp’ or ‘Galaxy of Musicians’ best explains the work of the legendary artist who could see India from the eyes of the common man. The paintings ...

In February 1906, the 10-year-old rani of Travancore was taken to the upstairs window of an old palace. Standing below in the courtyard were two boys, one a college-goer, the other his teenaged ...

AstaGuru is set to hold the ‘Iconic Masters’ auction on November 23-24, 2025, celebrating the pioneers who shaped India’s modern artistic identity. The Queensland Art Gallery l Gallery of Modern Art ...