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| Shakuntala Patralekhan | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Raja Ravi Varma |
| Year | 1876 |
| Type | Oil on Canvas |
Shakuntala Patra-lekhan is an 1876 painting by Raja Ravi Varma. The work depicts Shakuntala laying on grass, writing a letter to her lover Dushyanta. The work had won praise for Ravi Varma when it was presented at the Madras Fine Arts Exhibition of 1876.[1][2] Later aquired by the Duke of Buckingham, the painting was subsequently used in the english translation of Kalidasa's Shakuntalam. [1][3]
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[edit]Works Cited
[edit]- 1 2 Dinkar, Niharika (2014-04-11). "Private Lives and Interior Spaces: Raja Ravi Varma's Scholar Paintings". Art History. 37 (3). Wiley: 10. doi:10.1111/1467-8365.12085. ISSN 0141-6790.
- ↑ Studies in History. Vikas Publishing House. 1986. p. 183. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- ↑ Jain, K. (2007). Gods in the Bazaar: The Economies of Indian Calendar Art. Objects / histories. Duke University Press. p. 384. ISBN 978-0-8223-3926-7. Retrieved 2018-07-09.