India. Benares. Aurangzeb's Mosque, after a photo by Dr. Kurt Boeck
c. 1890–1910
Photoglob Co.
Photoglob Co. (Zurich, active c. 1890–1910)
Photography
India. Benares. Aurangzeb's Mosque, after a photo by Dr. Kurt Boeck, c. 1890–1910. Photoglob Co. (Zurich, active c. 1890–1910). Photochrom; image: 20.5 x 26.7 cm (8 1/16 x 10 1/2 in.); paper: 20.5 x 26.7 cm (8 1/16 x 10 1/2 in.); mounted: 25.4 x 29.8 cm (10 x 11 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer 2019.185 The sixth Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, a very pious Muslim, had this enormous mosque built in a blend of Islamic and Hindu architectural styles. It was constructed in the late 17th century on the site of one of the most sacred ancient Hindu temples in the city of Varanasi (formerly Benares). The Taj Mahal was created as a tomb for Aurangzeb’s mother.
- Maker/Artist
- Photoglob Co.
- Classification
- Photograph
- Formatted Medium
- Photochrom
- Medium
- photochrom
- Dimensions
- Image: 20.5 x 26.7 cm (8 1/16 x 10 1/2 in.); Paper: 20.5 x 26.7 cm (8 1/16 x 10 1/2 in.); Mounted: 25.4 x 29.8 cm (10 x 11 3/4 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Imprinted in type on recto: “20.026.P.Z.-BENARES.AURUNGZEB’S MOSQUE Inscription: Written in pencil on verso of mount: “5 (circled and scribbled out)/1 (circled) GUR AUPP”
- Departments
- Photography
- Accession Number
- 2019.185
- Credit Line
- Gift of Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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