File:Central pillar, Diwan-i-Khas, Fatehpur Sikri - British Library Add.Or.949.jpg
Original file (675 × 712 pixels, file size: 161 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Captions
Captions
Summary
[edit]Sita Ram: Central pillar, Diwan-i-Khas, Fatehpur Sikri.
(   ) |
||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist |
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Title |
Central pillar, Diwan-i-Khas, Fatehpur Sikri. |
|||||||||||||||||||
| Object type | drawing | |||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
English: Central pillar, Diwan-i-Khas, Fatehpur Sikri.
Watercolour of the central pillar and brackets from the Diwan-i Khas at Fatehpur Sikri possibly by the Calcutta artist Sita Ram, c.1816. Idealised view of the interior of the so-called Divan-i Khas in the palace at Fathpur Sikri with its central column, and on the right details of the brackets of the latter. In 1569, Mughal Emperor Akbar (r.1556-1605) moved his capital from Agra to Fatehpur Sikri and commenced the construction of the palace and fort. The Divan-i Khas, or the Private Audience Hall, is located on the north end of the palace complex. This two-storied complex topped with four chhatris or pavilions contains a single chamber with the elaborate pillar illustrated here. The emperor would have been seated on the circular platform, on the top of the pillar which is connected by walkways to the corners of the building. The style of this drawing matches that of Sita Ram in the albums of views which he painted for Lord and Lady Hastings. See Add.Or.4854 for the same subject. Inscribed: 'View of a building in the palace of the Emperor Akber at Futtihpore Sicri called the Ek Khumba or Hall of the Pillar. 1816.' |
|||||||||||||||||||
| Depicted place | Fatehpur Sikri | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 1816 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | watercolor | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 41 cm (16.1 in); width: 43.8 cm (17.2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Collection | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accession number |
Add.Or.949 |
|||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | British Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections | |||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/addorimss/c/019addor0000949u00000000.html | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other versions |
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
[edit]|
This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. | ||||
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 15:49, 18 May 2023 | | 675 × 712 (161 KB) | Broichmore (talk | contribs) | {{Artwork |Artist={{Creator:Sita Ram}} |title = Central pillar, Diwan-i-Khas, Fatehpur Sikri. |object type = drawing |Description= {{en|1= Central pillar, Diwan-i-Khas, Fatehpur Sikri. Watercolour of the central pillar and brackets from the Diwan-i Khas at Fatehpur Sikri possibly by the Calcutta artist Sita Ram, c.1816. Idealised view of the interior of the so-called Divan-i Khas in the palace at Fathpur Sikri with its central column, and on the right details of the brack... |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
The following 2 pages use this file:
