This architectural rendering of a magnificent tomb at Agra provides an accurate depiction of the [i]pietra dura[/i] inlays and carved marble jali screens of the mausoleum built by the Mughal empress Nur Jahan in honor of her father, Mirza Ghiyas Beg, who rose to become the prime minister under the emperor Jahangir (r. 1605–27) and held the exalted title I’timad-ud-Daula (P...
Size:
51 × 74 cm (21.1 × 29.1 in.)
Medium:
Watercolor on paper watermarked J. Whatman with pencil, pen, ink and gold
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