Aurangzeb's Mosque
تاريخ الاضافة
17/07/2019
نوع المحتوى
Art And Craft
Category
Paintings
الرابط للمحتوى
Subject Area
Architecture
الوصف
Date Created: 1700/1800
Physical Dimensions: w940 x h1270 cm (Without frame)
Type: Oil on canvas
Rights: National Gallery of Modern Art, National Gallery of Modern Art
During the height of the romantic movement, many European professional artists came to India in search of the picturesque. They also felt that India was a growing market for commissions of portraits, landscapes and architectural views.
Thomas Daniell and his nephew and assistant William Daniell came to India in the last quarter of the 18th century. Between 1788 and 1791, they travelled widely through north India, painting oils and watercolours.
Thomas Daniell was
particularly proficient in handling the two media. This view of the city of Benares from
the river with its open sky and, what must have seemed to the artist an exotic
skyline is an impressive image from the late 18th century.
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Artist: Thomas Daniell