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Raja Ravi Varma: English: Sri Krishna as Envoy   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Raja Ravi Varma (1848–1906)  wikidata:Q333453 q:en:Raja Ravi Varma
 
Raja Ravi Varma
Alternative names
Iravivarmā; Ravi Varma
Description painter and creator
An Indian painter who achieved recognition for his depiction of scenes from the epics of the Mahabharata and Ramayana.
Date of birth/death 29 April 1848 Edit this at Wikidata 2 October 1906 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Kilimanoor Edit this at Wikidata Attingal Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
India Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q333453
Title
English: Sri Krishna as Envoy
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description
English: Sri Krishna, in his role as an Envoy of Pandavas to the Kaurava Court. The devout Yudhishthira begs Krishna to make the Kauravas understand the pointlessness of war as he is overcome with sorrow at the destruction that a war would bring. After traveling to Hastinapura, Krishna encounters disrespect and attempts to be captured by the Kauravas at the court of Kaurava king Duryodhana. An enraged Satyaki, a devoted follower of the Lord, swings his sword to defend Krishna. Without any delay, Krishna extends his hand to stop Satyaki and shows his Viswaroopam to all those in the court. One of the most important scenes in Ravi Varma's adaptation of the epic Mahabharata.
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Current location
English: National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
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Ravi Varma
Source/Photographer https://www.artzolo.com/products/sri-krishna-envoy-painting?variant=47096267964700
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