
Who painted the painting shown above?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Raja Ravi Varma
The painting shown is Rama Vanquishing the Pride of the Ocean, a Puranic theme painted by Raja Ravi Varma.
NCERT (2026-27): “Rama Vanquishing the Pride of the Ocean This is a Puranic (ancient mythological stories) theme painted by Raja Ravi Varma. He was one of the first Indian painters to use oil paint and master the art of lithographic reproduction for mythological subject. These paintings are, generally, large ones, depicting a historic moment or scene from an epic or a classical text, painted in the midst of a dramatic action.”
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