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The Inspiration of the Poet
The Inspiration of the Poet is an oil-on-canvas by artist in the classical style Nicolas Poussin, painted between 1629 and 1630. It is currently held and exhibited at the Louvre in Paris.
History.
Given to Louis XIV in 1693, together with its companion piece, "", by the French architect and gardener André Le Nôtre.
This painting seems to be the one which was in the Cardinal Mazarin Collection in 1653. It was acquired by the Louvre in
to re-write the song which was readily declined by an angered poet. Lad then decided to lock the poet in one of recording rooms equipped with all the required writing material and agreed to unlock the door only when Madgulkar is ready with the lyrics. Madgulkar then rewrote the lyrics from memory in fifteen minutes so Phadke could compose the music.
Lyrics.
Though Valmiki was the main inspiration for the "Geet Ramayan", Madgulkar chose a different narrative format. He used a simple lyrical format with a flexible number