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| artist=[[Raja Ravi Varma]]<br />
| year= 1889<br />
| title= Galaxy of Musicians<br />
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'''''Galaxy of Musicians''''' is a painting by the Indian artist [[Raja Ravi Varma]]. <br />
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== Description ==<br />
The painting shows a group of [[Indian women]] from various backgrounds playing their traditional instruments;{{sfn | Decker | 2016 | p=358}} from the [[Muslim]] courtesan on the right to the [[Nair]] woman playing a [[veena]] on the left and [[Marathi language|Marathi]] woman at centre the painting emphasizes the dresses and adornments of women from all over India.{{sfn | Dalmia | Datta | Sambrani | 2010 | p=10}} Originally painted for the Maharaja of [[Mysore]], Ravi Varma focused in one painting on each group's customs and how they all characterized music.{{sfn | Pal | 2011 | p=124}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Raja Ravi Varma]]<br />
*[[There Comes Papa]]<br />
*[[Nair Lady Adorning Her Hair (Varma)]]<br />
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===Bibliography===<br />
* {{cite book | last1=Dalmia | first1=Y. | last2=Datta | first2=E. | last3=Sambrani | first3=C. | title=Indian Contemporary Art: Post Independence | publisher=Vadehra Art Gallery | year=2010 | isbn=978-81-87737-00-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LQhJAQAAIAAJ | access-date=2018-07-03}}<br />
* {{cite book | last=Decker | first=J. | title=Collections Vol 12 | publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | series=Collections | issue=3 | year=2016 | isbn=978-1-4422-7722-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d5ksDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA358 | access-date=2018-07-03}}<br />
* {{cite book | last=Pal | first=D. | title=The Painter | publisher=Random House Publishers India Pvt. Limited | year=2011 | isbn=978-81-8400-261-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BRZ-013-2bQC&pg=PT124 | access-date=2018-07-03}}<br />
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