File:Ravi Varma-Shantanu and Satyavati.jpg

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Summary

Artist



Description	Indian painter 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	2 October 1906
Location of birth/death	Thiruvananthapuram	Thiruvananthapuram
Work location	India
Authority control	WorldCat

Title

English: Santhanu and Matsyagandhi

മലയാളം: ശന്തനുവും മത്സ്യഗന്ധിയും

Description

English: King Shantanu falling in love with Matsyagandhi ( Satyavati)

മലയാളം: ശന്തനു മത്സ്യഗന്ധിയും

Date

1890

Medium

oil on canvas

Current location

English: Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum, Lakshmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara, Gujarat.

മലയാളം: മഹാരാജ ഫത്തേഹ് സിംഗ് മ്യൂസിയം, ലക്ഷ്മി വിലാസ് കൊട്ടാരം, വഡോദര, ഗുജറാത്ത്.

Source/Photographer

http://www.cyberkerala.com/rajaravivarma/rrvhtm38.htm

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Mahabharata

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File change date and time	01:44, 8 March 2010
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