Fountain at Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul

1853

James Robertson and Felice Beato

Associated Names
James Robertson

Artist, British, 1813 - 1888

Felice Beato

Artist, British, born Venice, 1832 - 1909

This is a photograph of an architectural structure featuring an ornate facade with detailed carvings, a domed roof, smaller domes, arches with geometric and floral patterns, sculptures and possibly Arabic script. The foreground shows a cobbled stone surface with baskets and barrels. The play of light and shadows accentuates the building's elaborate details and textures.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Miller/Plummer Collection, Philadelphia, PA; (Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York), 2010; NGA purchase, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, on lower right edge of mount, in graphite: 45020 [check mark]

Wikidata ID

Q64155540

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