Ravi_Varma-Shantanu_and_Satyavati.jpg
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Summary
Raja Ravi Varma : English: Santhanu and Matsyagandhiമലയാളം: ശന്തനുവും മത്സ്യഗന്ധിയും ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q333453
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Title |
English:
Santhanu and Matsyagandhi
മലയാളം:
ശന്തനുവും മത്സ്യഗന്ധിയും
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Object type |
painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
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Description |
English:
King
Shantanu
falling in love with Matsyagandhi (
Satyavati
. King Shantanu is captivated by Satyavati or Matsyagandha and wants to marry her. Their liaison later set the stage for the epic Mahabharata. Satyavati, brought up by a fish chieftain, agrees to marry Shantanu on the condition that their children would inherit the throne, thereby denying Devavrata, Shantanu's son his rightful place. Shantanu doesn't agree to it initially but after his son, Devavrata takes the bachelor-hood vow and comes to be addressed as Bhishma, agrees to the conditions, Shantanu marries her and fathers two children -- Chitrangada and Vichitravirya.)
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Date |
1890
date QS:P571,+1890-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Medium |
oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
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Dimensions | 35 x 50 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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മലയാളം:
മഹാരാജ ഫത്തേഹ് സിംഗ് മ്യൂസിയം, ലക്ഷ്മി വിലാസ് കൊട്ടാരം, വഡോദര, ഗുജറാത്ത്.
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Source/Photographer | https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/shantanu-and-matsyagandha-ravi-varma-press/XgEh1efy25qe2Q | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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