Fatehpur Sikri, Birbalâs Palace, India
Lockwood de Forest, American, 1850â1932
March 19, 1881
Classification
landscapes
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gifted by a Private Santa Barbara Collector, courtesy of Sullivan Goss - An American Art Gallery
Accession Number
2013-38-2
About this artwork
Ochre buildings seen from corner situated in sandy landscape. Central building has two stories, each accentuated with projecting cornices and large brackets beneath. Roofline culminates in twin domes. A portion of another building in a similar architectural style is seen at right. It has a projecting balcony and similar roofline and dome. All buildings seem to be part of a larger complex.