Raja
Ravi Varma
The Princely Brush: Raja Ravi Varma and the Dawn of Modern Indian Painting Raja Ravi Varma, a name that echoes through the halls of Indian art history, emerged from the opulent world of the Kilimanoor Palace in Kerala during the mid-19th century. More than simply …
A portrait built from Raja Ravi Varma's own colours
Every 72 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.
