Harvard Art Museums > 2006.201: Gateway to Akbar's tomb with carriage in front, Sikandar, negative no. 221 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"Gateway to Akbar's tomb with carriage in front, Sikandar, negative no. 221 , 2006.201,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 03, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/317666. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.201 Title Gateway to Akbar's tomb with carriage in front, Sikandar, negative no. 221 Classification Photographs Work Type photograph Date 1870s Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, Uttar Pradesh, Agra Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/317666 Physical Descriptions Technique Albumen silver print Dimensions 19.05 x 23.81 cm (7 1/2 x 9 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 2006.201 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 A stately view of the entranceway to the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (d. 1605). The entrance gate sits in the center of the composition on a low horizon line created by the garden courtyard of the tomb. Leafy trees enliven the scene in the foreground and to either side of the tomb. The sky fills over half the height of the composition. The gateway itself is base upon Persianate design with a tall central iwan flanked by two tiers each containing a smaller arch. The gate is capped by small cupola at each of the corners of the central iwan and is punctuated by four corner minarets. The photograph contains a great deal of tonal variety between the foliage and the painted designs on the architecture. Exhibition History 32Q: 2100 19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/18/2019 - 10/31/2019 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
