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Creator

Denis Baly

Creation Year

January 1963

Image ID

B.091

Alternate Identifier

B02.091

Subcollection

B: Mosques of Isfahan

Abstract

View of the dome and arcade of the Chahar Bagh Madrasa from the east side of the courtyard, showing the arabesque tile patterns and calligraphy.

Description

Partial view of the dome and two-tiered arcade in the courtyard of the Chahar Bagh Madrasa (compare with dome in B.075 and B.082). The dome is "adorned with intertwining black, yellow and white arabesques on a turquoise blue base [and] also has the traditional alternate bands of lapis lazuli blue and calligraphic inscriptions on its drum. The previous emphasis on floral patterns is reduced in favor of a simpler contrast between yellow brickwork and inset tile mosaic panels." -MA.

References

"Madar-i Shah Complex." Archnet. Accessed May 03, 2017. https://archnet.org/sites/1620.

Image Notes

Photograph created 1963. Photograph processed September 1963. Formerly cataloged as B.02.091. Notes written on the slide or index: ISFAHAN, Chaharbagh Mosque.

Image Format

35 mm slide

Geographic Reference

Isfahan, Iran

Keywords

Dome, Bulbous Dome, Trees, Inscription, Quranic Inscription, Arabic Inscription, Thuluth Script, Arabesque, Arches, Pointed Arches, Eighteenth Century, Safavid, Chahar Bagh Madrasa

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