Most of the Ravi Varma Paintings were based on the characters from Mahabharatha, Ramayana and other epics of ancient India. Many of his oil paintings and oleographs are classic and his unique Indian style has later influenced artists and designers worldwide.




Yasoda with Krishna( A scene from Mahabharatha)-Sri Krishna, as a young child with foster mother Yesoda
Oil Painting - Kowdiar Palace, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Pleasing(A scene from Mahabharatha) Draupadi, wife of pandavas, bewailing her lot to carry milk and honey to the court of Keechaka
Oil Painting - Sri Jayachama Rajendra Art Gallery, Jaganmohan Palace, Mysore, Karnataka


Sakunthala, the heroine of Kalidasa's Sanskrit drama Sakunthalam
Oil Painting - Kowdiar Palace, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala


SriKrishna as envoy (A scene from mahabharatha) Sri Krishna, in his role as an Envoy of Pandavas to the Kaurava Court
1905 Oil Painting - Sri Jayachama Rajendra Art Gallery, Jaganmohan Palace, Mysore, Karnataka



Jadayu Vadha (A scene from Ramayana) Ravana, killing Jatau who was encountering Ravana to save Seetha, wife of Sri Rama
Oil Painting - Sri Jayachama Rajendra Art Gallery, Jaganmohan Palace, Mysore, Karnataka

 

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