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Felice A. Beato — Small Mosque in the Kaiserbagh

Felice A. Beato

Small Mosque in the Kaiserbagh

1858

Delicate Islamic architecture contrasts with the surrounding devastation in this post-rebellion photograph of Lucknow. The small mosque's survival amid destruction speaks to both architectural resilience and the photographer's eye for symbolic composition.

Medium
albumen print

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Felice A. Beato, Small Mosque in the Kaiserbagh, 1858

Delicate Islamic architecture contrasts with the surrounding devastation in this post-rebellion photograph of Lucknow. The small mosque's survival amid destruction speaks to both architectural resilience and the photographer's eye for symbolic composition.

Medium
albumen print
Year
1858
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Albumen Print, Mosque, Documentary, British, Architecture, Sepia Tones

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