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Royal Red


Title
Royal Red
Description
Oil on canvas painting by artist Raja Ravi Varma in 1880. The painting depicts the artist's mother in law wearing a regal red shawl indicating her social status as a Royal. She is representative of women in the matriarchal period in which she exists.
Creator
Raja Ravi Varma
Date
1880
Spatial Coverage
Bangalore, India
Type
Oil painting on canvas
Rights
Image downloaded from https://indiaartfair.in/a-travancore-scandal-raja-ravi-varmas-mahaprabha. Painting obtained courtesy of Jaygopal Varma, Travancore Family, Bangalore

This item was submitted on November 12, 2024 by Nikita Nambiar using the form “Students” on the site “Performing Women”: https://omeka.dhcbarnard.org/s/performing-women

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