Modern Recreation of Raja Ravi Varma’s Painting Shared As Real
By Hazel Gandhi A recreation of famous painter Raja Ravi Varma's portrait is viral online with the false claim that it shows an actual painting by the artist. It is being shared alongside pictures of the Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci to draw a comparison between the popularity of the two paintings. BOOM found that the first painting is not by Raja Ravi Varma at all, but is a recreation of his original work. Raja Ravi Varma was a renowned Indian painter in the 19th century known for depicting scenes from Indian mythology in his work. Known as the Father of Modern Indian Art, his paintings are ...