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Tomb of Akbar
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This unfinished watercolor painting depicts the front of the tomb of Akbar, the third Mughal emperor (r. 1556 to 1605. The large, arch-shaped doorway (iwan) bears decorative panels with geometric, floral, and calligraphic designs. The actual tomb building is a four-tiered pyramid that is surmounted by a marble pavilion. The building is mainly constructed from red sandstone with accented with chhatris (canopies), large, dome-like structures that commonly adorn Indian architecture. In front of the complex is a square pool. The depiction is enclosed within a black border. At the bottom of the page, the inscription states, “Tomb of Akbar”.
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Miss Ellen Bullard
Title: Tomb of Akbar
Description:
This unfinished watercolor painting depicts the front of the tomb of Akbar, the third Mughal emperor (r.
1556 to 1605.
The large, arch-shaped doorway (iwan) bears decorative panels with geometric, floral, and calligraphic designs.
The actual tomb building is a four-tiered pyramid that is surmounted by a marble pavilion.
The building is mainly constructed from red sandstone with accented with chhatris (canopies), large, dome-like structures that commonly adorn Indian architecture.
In front of the complex is a square pool.
The depiction is enclosed within a black border.
At the bottom of the page, the inscription states, “Tomb of Akbar”.
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