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View of a Mosque and Gateway at Motijhil

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Date

c.1814-1823

Artist

Attributed to Sita Ram (active 1814-1823)

Collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Image Link

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/454429

Description

Sitaram, the painter of this enchanting scene, was hired to record the travels of Francis Rawdon, the governor-general of Bengal between 1814 and 1821. The painting illustrates the Sang-i Dalan palace complex at Motijhil, Bengal, where the Rawdons traveled in 1817. The artist, working in the picturesque style, has chosen to depict the scene not by foregrounding the site’s majestic palace but rather by emphasizing a romanticized state of decay, with fallen debris from the nearby structures. In doing so, Sitaram creates a melancholic view suggesting a nostalgia for the Mughal Empire before the arrival of the British. Medium: opaque watercolor on paper.

Image Licence

CC0 1.0

Image Credit

Image courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts

Location

Motijhil, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India

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Architecture
Ruins

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Buildings & Architecture

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