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Chromolithograph: a seated ascetic with crossed arms on a riverside rock, and a standing woman in a white sari with her hand to her chin, among green trees.

Shukra and Rambha. Chromolithograph by R. Varma, 1894.

A seated young ascetic with bare torso and arms crossed sits on a rock by a river, while a woman in a flowing white sari stands barefoot on stones, one hand raised to her chin. Dense green foliage frames the scene, and the signed 1894 chromolithograph has vivid, layered printed colours.

Artist
Raja Ravi Varma
Date
1894 1894
Medium
Chromolithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2770 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1894.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Shukra y Rambha, cromolitografía de Raja Ravi Varma, 1894

Un joven asceta sentado, con el torso desnudo y los brazos cruzados, descansa sobre una roca junto a un río, mientras una mujer con un sari blanco y fluido está de pie descalza sobre las piedras, con una mano en la barbilla. Un follaje verde denso enmarca la escena, y la cromolitografía firmada de 1894 tiene colores impresos vivos y superpuestos.

Português: Shukra e Rambha, cromolitografia de Raja Ravi Varma, 1894

Um jovem asceta sentado, com o torso nu e os braços cruzados, repousa sobre uma rocha à beira de um rio, enquanto uma mulher com um sári branco e fluido está de pé, descalça, sobre as pedras, com uma das mãos no queixo. Uma folhagem verde densa emoldura a cena, e a cromolitografia assinada de 1894 apresenta cores impressas vibrantes e sobrepostas.

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