PhotographsIndian19th century
Delhi, the Moti Masjid (Pearl Mosque)
c. 1865
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.
Dimensions
23.5 x 28.89 cm (9 1/4 x 11 3/8 in.)
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