Figure 1.--Varma's historical/mythological paintings are his largely intuitive ideas about ancient vint dress, altthough sculptures provide some informatiom, Varma also painted contemprary potraits which provide us evidence on mostly 19th century Indian clothing. A reader tells is, "This is a family painting. It is a portrait of his daughter with her child dated 1893. It is an example of the clothing of wealthy people in South India at the end of the 19th century. We notice the baby without any clothes but with a lot of jewelry. We also see the woman's clothing with uncovered shoulders. It was an evolution of the shirtless clothing of ancient times."

Varma's historical/mythological paintings are his largely intuitive ideas about ancient vint dress, altthough sculptures provide some informatiom, Varma also painted contemprary potraits which provide us evidence on mostly 19th century Indian clothing. A reader tells is, "This is a family painting. It is a portrait of his daughter with her child dated 1893. It is an example of the clothing of wealthy people in South India at the end of the 19th century. We notice the baby without any clothes but with a lot of jewelry. We also see the woman's clothing with uncovered shoulders. It was an evolution of the shirtless clothing of ancient times."

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