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Also Known As Raja Ravi Varma
Born April 29, 1848 • near Thiruvananthapuram • India
Died October 2, 1906 (aged 58) • India

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Saraswati
Shakuntala Looking for Dushyanta
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Amrita Sher-Gil
Indian painter
Husain, M.F.
M.F. Husain
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Bhabesh Chandra Sanyal
Indian artist
Basavan
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Bichitr
Indian painter
Anjolie Ela Menon
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F.N. Souza
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Daulat
Indian painter
Dasvant
Indian painter
Manṣūr
Indian painter
Sāhibdīn
Indian painter
V.S. Gaitonde
Indian artist
Bishandas
Indian painter
Abū al-Ḥasan
Indian painter
Govardhan
Indian painter
Manohar
Indian painter
Farrukh Beg
Mughal painter
Jamini Roy
Indian artist
Tom Lea
American artist and writer
Joseph Severn
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