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English: Sri N.Gopala Rao painted the "Uthra Abimanya" oil on canvas in 1929, another of his master pieces. This painting was printed in Germany during the Second World War. The painting was well appreciated, that the artist painted another of the same painting, but this time with Uthra’s eyes open.

The theme of “Uthra Abimanya” is taken from the chapter "Virata Parvam" from Mahabaratham. The painting depicts the love between Uthra the daughter of Virata Raja and Abimanya the son of Arjuna. The painting is so well crafted that the details like the folds of Uthra’s saree, shows the artists imagination and the detail with which the painting has been constructed. The colors, used in the portrait are also overwhelming and beautiful.

Sri N.Gopala Rao was a great devotee of lord Sri Krishna and painted many famous paintings like the GopiKrishna, MahaVishnu, Sri Venkatadri and many other such mythical paintings .He was a great admirer of flowers .His paintings mostly contained florals in the background or foreground. This artist of rare genius makes us see what is happening more clearly than any other painter has been able to convey through his paintings.