"Daughter of Providence” an exhibition showcasing Raja Ravi Varma’s unseen paintings

 

Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation presents “Daughter of Providence” an exhibition showcasing one of Raja Ravi Varma’s most charming paintings—a hitherto unseen work from the Travancore royal collection. This exhibition celebrates the life and work of his eldest granddaughter Maharani Sethu Lakshmi Bayi

(1895-1985) the last ruling queen of Travancore and one of twentieth-century India’s most iconic women

Date -  29th April and 30th May,2024.
Time - 10am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday.
Address -  Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation, Mezzanine Level, 38 Maini Sadan, 7th Cross Lavelle Road, Bengaluru 560001.

Details of the exhibition:

On the occasion of the 176th birth anniversary of master artist and national treasure Raja Ravi Varma (that falls on 29th April), the Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation presents “Daughter of Providence” a first of its kind exhibition on the life and times of Maharani Sethu Lakshmi Bayi (1895-1985), the last ruling queen of Travancore and Ravi Varma’s eldest granddaughter. 

The exhibition will be on display between 29th April and 30th May at the Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation, Mezzanine Level, 38 Maini Sadan, 7th Cross Lavelle Road, Bengaluru 560001.

The exhibition will also showcase a collection of photographs of the Maharani and her life, narrated visually in different chapters. A magnificent oil painting by the Maharani’s first granddaughter, Bharani Thirunal Rukmini Bayi Thampuran, also the Chairperson of the Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation, will be on display.