File:Ravi Varma-Princess Damayanthi talking with Royal Swan about Nala.jpg

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Summary

Raja Ravi Varma: Hamsa Damayanti

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

Hamsa Damayanti

Object type

painting

Description

English: Damayanti, the princess of Vidarbha Kingdom, talking with a divine swan, who tells her about Nala, the king of Nishada. This story has been narrated in many Hindu scriptures, including the Mahabharat and the Nishada Charita.

മലയാളം: ദമയന്തി ഹംസത്തിനോട് നളനുള്ള സന്ദേശം പറയുന്നു

සිංහල: නල පිළිබඳ රාජකීය හංසයා සමග කතබහේ යෙදෙන දමයන්ති

Date

1899

Medium

oil on canvas

Collection

Sree Chitra Art Gallery
Parent institution	Napier Museum
Location	Palayam , India
Established	1935
Website	museumandzoo.kerala.gov.in/index.php/institution/thiruvananthapuram/sree-chithra-art-gallery
Authority file	: Q7585629

References

Google Arts & Culture asset ID: 7AGcVzKcCHcR0Q

Source/Photographer

damayanti-and-the-hamsa-raja-ravi-varma/7AGcVzKcCHcR0Q — Google Arts & Culture

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Licensing

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	20:01, 7 September 2022	2,448 × 4,256 (1.76 MB)	Yann	Reverted to version as of 03:12, 8 September 2020 (UTC)
	20:00, 7 September 2022	2,448 × 4,256 (1.76 MB)	Yann	original colors
	03:12, 8 September 2020	2,448 × 4,256 (1.76 MB)	Aavindraa	larger
	20:17, 31 July 2017	484 × 892 (249 KB)	ShotgunMavericks	Reverted to version as of 16:54, 24 September 2012 (UTC)
	20:15, 31 July 2017	484 × 892 (92 KB)	ShotgunMavericks	Found a bigger version.
	16:54, 24 September 2012	484 × 892 (249 KB)	Yann	color corrections
	07:17, 30 September 2005	484 × 892 (83 KB)	Ranveig	category:Hindu mythology