Futtypore Sikri—Two of the Marbled Screens in the Tomb of Sheik Selim Chisti
Medium
albumen print
Dimensions
23.9 × 29.4 cm
Classification
Photograph
Department
Photography
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
J.H. Wade Trust Fund
Accession Number
2024.79
Tags
male
About this artwork
These elaborate screens decorate the mausoleum of the Sufi saint Salim Chisti (1478-1572). The building, considered one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture in India, was built in 1580-1581 by the Emperor Akbar to honor the saint, whose prayers he believed had guaranteed the birth of male heirs to the throne.