The Jami Masjid, Delhi
1820
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1820
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
The Jami Masjid, Delhi is a 1820 paint by Unknown, a Patna School of Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting shows a large mosque with a big courtyard and tall towers. The building is red and white, with many arches and domes. In the middle of the courtyard is a small pool of water. The painting is very detailed, with many small details like windows and carvings on the walls. The artist used a lot of different colors to make the painting look realistic. The painting also shows some people standing in the courtyard, but they are very small and hard to see. This painting is a great example of Romanticism, a style of art that was popular in the 19th century. To learn more about this style, look up Romanticism.
A watercolor depicts the Jami Masjid in Delhi as part of a series of fifteen drawings of monuments in Agra, Delhi, and Fatehpur Sikri. The work is associated with Lord Amherst, who served as Governor-General of India from 1823 to 1828, and his wife, who had an interest in India and practiced watercolor painting.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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