Raja Ravi Varma · 1898
Shakuntala
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The sage's daughter Shakuntala pretending to remove a thorn from her foot while glancing back at King Dushyanta — Kalidasa's poem made painting. National Museum, New Delhi.
Up to 18 × 24 in · portrait
Size
Larger sizes are unavailable for this painting because the source scan's resolution wouldn't print at gallery quality.
Format & finish
Archival cotton canvas stretched over a wooden frame. Ready to hang as-is. No external frame.
Scale next to a 5'10" person
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The story of Shakuntala
Shakuntala or Shakuntala looking for Dushyanta is an 1898 epic painting by Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma.
Adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Raja Ravi Varma
Raja Ravi Varma was an Indian painter. His works are one of the best examples of the fusion of European academic art with a purely Indian sensibility and iconography. He greatly enhanced his reach and influence as a painter and public figure by making affordable lithographs of his paintings available to the public. His lithographs increased the involvement of common people with fine arts and defined artistic tastes. Furthermore, his religious depictions of Hindu deities and works from Indian epic poetry and Puranas have received critical acclaim. He was part of the royal family of Parappanad, Malappuram district.
All Raja Ravi Varma prints →Biography adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
