File:Ravi Varma-Rama-breaking-bow.jpg

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Captions

English

Rama breaks the bow of Shiva at Swayamvara

Summary edit

Raja Ravi Varma: English: Sri Rama breaking the bowമലയാളം: രാമന്റെ ചാപഖണ്ഡനം (

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Artist



Alternative names	Iravivarmā; Ravi Varma
Description	painter and creator 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	Kilimanoor	Attingal
Work location	India
Authority file	: Q333453 VIAF: 20487458 ISNI: 0000000118737068 ULAN: 500122641 LCCN: n89146283 NLA: 35097288 WorldCat

Title

English: Sri Rama breaking the bow

മലയാളം: രാമന്റെ ചാപഖണ്ഡനം

Object type

painting

Description

English: Sri Rama breaking the bow to win Seetha as wife.

മലയാളം: സീതയെ വിവാഹം ചെയ്യാനായി ശ്രീരാമൻ വില്ലൊടിക്കുന്നു.

Date

Unknown date

Medium

oil on canvas

References

Source/Photographer

This file has been extracted from another file: Rama breaks the great bow, thus winning Sita's hand.jpg.
The source image was deleted for reasons that do not affect this image, like a derivative work which is not a part of this cropped image.

Other versions

Oleograph
Monochromatic print

Licensing edit

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File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	15:25, 11 September 2022	2,678 × 4,106 (2.2 MB)	Yann (talk \| contribs)	much better quality
	00:22, 30 January 2017	489 × 650 (88 KB)	JuTa (talk \| contribs)	The other one is available at File:Rama breaking the bow.jpg
	07:38, 11 November 2015	381 × 518 (105 KB)	Xinstalker (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 12:27, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
	01:36, 22 May 2012	489 × 650 (88 KB)	Tm (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 15:33, 30 March 2012
	12:46, 21 May 2012	489 × 650 (321 KB)	Intelligent 1000 (talk \| contribs)	levels adjusted
	15:33, 30 March 2012	489 × 650 (88 KB)	Redtigerxyz (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 07:20, 30 September 2005 revert replacement of painting with lithograph
	12:27, 30 March 2012	381 × 518 (105 KB)	Sridhar1000 (talk \| contribs)	for better view.
	12:20, 30 March 2012	401 × 549 (115 KB)	Sridhar1000 (talk \| contribs)	better version from museum.
	07:20, 30 September 2005	489 × 650 (88 KB)	Ranveig (talk \| contribs)	category:Hindu mythology