1921.24: Taj Mahal, Agra
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1921.24
- Title
- Taj Mahal, Agra
- Classification
- Paintings
- Work Type
- painting
- Date
- 19th century
- Places
- Creation Place: South Asia, India, Delhi
- Culture
- Indian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/216768
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor on paper
- Dimensions
- 62.2 x 64.8 cm (24 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Miss Ellen Bullard
- Accession Year
- 1921
- Object Number
- 1921.24
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- The watercolor painting depicts the Taj Mahal, the mausoleum for Mumtaz Mahal, who was the beloved wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. The white marble tomb sits on a square plinth. It is a large, multi-cubed structure with chamfered corners. Large, arch-shaped doorway (iwan) is decorated with inlaid flowers and Qur’anic verses. The tomb is topped by a large, onion-shaped dome and finial. Flanking the base of the dome are two chhatri (canopy), a large, dome-like structures that commonly adorn Indian architecture. Four minarets frame the tomb, one at each corner.
Verification Level
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