Raja Ravi Varma, (born on 29 April 1948 and died on 2 October 1906), was a Indian painter. He was born in Kilimanoor. He is considered to be one of the most important and one of the earliest Indian artists of the 19th century to work on oil paints.
Art in India never really had much of an interest in bringin in the realism that is often seen in those works by the European counterparts. Even so, there were many artists who painted in the realastic style, like Hamendranath Majumdar, Funindranath Bose, and Atul Bose. Ravi Varma was one among these ranks.
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