FRAMEPIC Goddess Lakshmi (1896). A Raja Ravi Varma Painting. Digital Reprint 18 inch x 14 inch Painting  (With Frame)

*** Goddess Lakshmi & Lotus in the Lake (1896) : This painting of Goddess (Devi) Lakshmi has been worshiped by Indians and Hindus, as the deity is supposed to be the Goddess of Wealth and Prosperity. Raja Ravi Varma has the credit of giving a face and appearance to this great god, and the painting is one of the most famous and largely viewed and worshiped ones. Devi stands on the lotus in a lake, in a pose to give blessings. ******** Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) is thought-about among the best painters within the history of Indian art for variety of aesthetic and broader social reasons. His artworks are said to be among the most effective samples of the fusion of European techniques with a strictly Indian sensibility. Importantly, lithographs of his paintings accessible to the general public, that greatly increased his reach and influence as a painter and figure. His depictions of Hindu deities and episodes from the epics and Puranas have received profound acceptance from the general public and usually are used as objects of worship across India. Ravi Varma*s style of painting played a foundational role in defining Indian imagery and left behind a brilliant legacy of academic realism.