Heart to Art - Episode 7 | Painting of Goddess Saraswati by Raja Ravi Varma | Padmajaraje Gaekwad

Oil painting on canvas of four-armed Goddess Saraswati wearing crown and white saree with red blouse, seated on rock near bank of a river, holding string beads, veena (musical instrument). A peacock seen beside her. Set in ornate gilt wood frame with carved corners. Goddess Saraswati, Goddess of knowledge. painted by Raja Ravi Varma follows the iconographic description of Saraswati as found in the 50th chapter of the Agni Purana. She is described in the Agni Purana as being attired in white and playing the Veena with two arms and holding an aksha-mala (a string of pearls) and a pustaka (book) in the other hand.