Agra. The Motee Hasjid in Pearl Mosque. View of the Entire Aisle
1866
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1866
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You’re looking at a long, arched hallway inside a mosque, sunlight streaming through open doorways. The floor is cool white marble, and the walls have delicate carvings. This photo was taken in the 1860s, before the building was restored. It’s one of the earliest pictures of the mosque, so it shows what the place really looked like back then—no filters, no touch-ups. If you like old photos of buildings, check out the technique called *impasto*.
