Mohini on a Swing (Raja Ravi Varma)
The female form of Lord Vishnu and the subject of several mythological stories
Mohini On A Swing, Raja Ravi Varma, January 1894, Travancore, Kerala, 41 x 50 inches, oil on canvas
Varma was an Indian painter, hailing from Kilimanoor of present-day Kerala. He belonged to the aristocratic Travancore royal family and was patronized by Ayilyam Thirunal, the next Maharaja of Travancore. He studied in the University College Thiruvananthapuram.
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