Harvard Art Museums > 2006.200: Delhi, the Moti Masjid (Pearl Mosque) Photographs Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Delhi, the Moti Masjid (Pearl Mosque) , 2006.200,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 27, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/317665. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.200 Title Delhi, the Moti Masjid (Pearl Mosque) Classification Photographs Work Type photograph Date c. 1865 Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, Delhi Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/317665 Physical Descriptions Technique Albumen silver print Dimensions 23.5 x 28.89 cm (9 1/4 x 11 3/8 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Catherine and Ralph Benkaim in honor of Thomas W. Lentz, Jr. Accession Year 2006 Object Number 2006.200 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Samuel Bourne no. 1351. The interior of the Moti Masjid inside the Red Fort in Delhi. Built by Aurangzeb, this small mosque served as a private place of prayer for the royal family. The photograph provides a close view of a three-bayed structure in the mosque interior that contains the qibla wall. This structure dominates the composition, which rests upon a shallow foreground created by the courtyard of the structure. To the lower left a small basin is visible, to the right, a nearly perpendicular view of the enclosing wall. The reflection of light against the white marble of the structure produces a full range of tones and shadows throughout the surface and interior of the monument. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
