Raja Ravi Varma is known for fusion of European techniques with purely Indian sensibility in paintings, which of the following are his famous paintings?
(A) Shakuntala
(B) Woman holding a fruit
(C) Stolen interview
(D) There comes papa
(E) Days of Glory
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A), (B), (C) and (D) Only
Raja Ravi Varma (1848–1906), from Kilimanoor in Travancore (now Kerala), painted Indian subjects, mythology and Indian women in European-style oil painting with realistic light, shade and perspective. Cheap prints from his own press made his pictures familiar in homes across India.
(A) Shakuntala Correct. His paintings of Shakuntala from Kalidasa’s play, including Shakuntala writing a love letter to Dushyanta, are among his best known.
(B) Woman holding a fruit Correct. It is one of his portraits of Indian women, painted in oils.
(C) Stolen interview Correct. The Stolen Interview is another of his oil paintings of Indian life.
(D) There comes papa Correct. There Comes Papa (1893) shows a mother holding her child and looking out for the father, a scene of family life in his realistic style.
(E) Days of Glory Incorrect. It is not among Raja Ravi Varma’s paintings.