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Raja Ravi Varma History                 Raja Ravi Varma (29 April 1848 – 2 October 1906) was a celebrated Malayali Indian painter and artist. He is considered among the greatest painters in the history of Indian art for a number of aesthetic and broader social reasons.                   Firstly, his works are held to be among the best examples of the fusion of European techniques with a purely Indian sensibility. While continuing the tradition and aesthetics of Indian art, his paintings employed the latest European academic art techniques of the day.                 Secondly, he was notable for making affordable lithographs of his paintings available to the public, which greatly enhanced his reach and influence as a painter and public figure. Indeed, his lithographs increased the involvement of common people with fine arts and defined artistic tastes among common people for several decades.               In particular, his depictions of Hindu deities and episodes from the epics and Pur

After the decline of the powerful ruling dynasties in different parts of India, there were hardly any patrons to support a large scale project of art during 12th Century A.D. except few constructions of temples in Rajasthan, Bengal and Orissa.  It was mainly restricted to building forts and Maqbaras by the Muslim rulers who did not patronise sculptural art, but this period enriched Indian art with treasure of illustrated manuscripts.  The manuscripts of this period belonged to different religious sects like Hindus, Jains and Buddhists . The main centres of these illustrated manuscripts (Punthis) were in Bengal, Gujarat and Bihar.   The manuscripts were made in Bengal and Bihar under the patronage of Pala dynasty and it shows a distinct style called “ Pala style ”.  On the other hand Jain religious manuscripts were written and illustrated in Gujarat. These “ Punthis ” or manuscripts are done on palm leaf.  The scripts are written in beautiful calligraphic art leaving some spa

SURASUNDARI FROM KONARKA  Title : Surasundari from Konarka Medium : Stone Date : Ganga Dynasty (12th century AD)  Finding Site : Konarka, Orissa Size : Little more than life size  Artist : Unknown GENERAL DESCRIPTION  The Sun Temple at Konarka , one of the best of great Orissan architectures was built by King Narsimhadeva I of the Ganga dynasty in the eastern coast of India near Puri in Orissa .  The period saw a different type of sculptural development. The temple is famous for its gigantic structure and larger than life size sculptures.  The larger images, usually of black stone have a little bit of affinity with later Bengal style of the Pala period . The modelling is tight and the face is broad with smile.  The works are robust and have loose plasticity. The sculpture of the temple increases beauty and aesthetic value of the temple.  The large Sun image and the female musician figures present a different kind of quality in this temple. This little more than life size