# Raja Ravi Varma

> He painted Hindu gods with European light and shadow, then printed them cheaply enough that households across India could hang them on their walls. That move — oil technique meets mythological subject, then mass distribution — reshaped what devotional art looked like in ordinary homes.

*Indian painter from Kerala (1848–1906)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/raja-ravi-varma

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Artist
- **Category:** Artists
- **Country:** India
- **Born:** 1848-04-29
- **Died:** 1906-10-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born 29 April 1848 into the royal family of Parappanad in present-day Kerala, Raja Ravi Varma was closely related to Travancore's rulers. He trained in European academic painting and applied its realism to Indian subjects: deities from the Puranas, scenes from the epics. The fusion was his signature — Western perspective and anatomy, Indian iconography and story. Then he took the rarer step: he made lithographs of the paintings and sold them affordably, bringing fine art into common reach. The prints circulated widely, shaping popular visual taste and religious imagery for decades. He died 2 October 1906; two of his granddaughters were later adopted into the Travancore royal line.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 59.8 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 23.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 20.1 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100
- **Category rank:** #214

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1505181/ (@nm1505181)

## Topics
#Artists, #Artist, #Painting, #19th Century

## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q333453)
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