Raja Ravi Varma: Painter of Colonial India - Couverture rigide

Chawla, Rupika

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 8189995081 ISBN 13 : 9788189995089

Editeur : Mapin Publishing Pvt.Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

Ravi Varma (1848-1906) was one of the first Indian painters to successfully adopt Western painting techniques and adapt academic realism to the visual interpretation of Indian mythology. His genre of paintings, which eventually lead to chromolithographs (oleographs), has maintained a lasting effect on the Indian sensibility, making him the best-known classical painter of the modern era. This book is an account of Ravi Varma's traditional background and environment and how they related to the modernization of colonial India, as well as his profession as an aristocratic itinerant painter. Lavishly illustrated with images taken from princely and private collections, and museums, the book includes works that have never been seen before: previously undisclosed maps, letters, photographs and other archival material.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Rupika Chawla is a conservator of paintings who has restored several Ravi Varma art works. She is also a curator, and imparts training in conservation. She has written extensively on contemporary Indian art.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mapin Publishing Pvt.Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 8189995081
• ISBN 13: 9788189995089
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 360
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible