B.098 Arcade of Chahar Bagh Madrasa

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Creator

Denis Baly

Creation Year

January 1963

Image ID

B.098

Alternate Identifier

B02.098

Subcollection

B: Mosques of Isfahan

Abstract

Wonderful view of the two stories of rooms and pool of the courtyard of the Chahar Bagh Madrasa.

Description

" ... the courtyard of the Madar-i-Shah [i.e. Chahar Bagh] madrasa, with its shaded walkways, whitewashed plaster with the vaulting lines picked out in blue, and shimmering tilework reflected in the pool, bestows an air of grace and serenity on the building far greater than its architecture might otherwise merit. The expansive scale and confident massing of forms in the complex set the style for architects in the following two centuries" (196). -MA.

References

Blair, Sheila S., and Jonathan M. Bloom. The Art and Architecture of Islam: 1250–1800. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1994.

Image Notes

Photograph created 1963. Processing date unknown. Formerly cataloged as B.02.098. Notes written on the slide or index: Chaharbagh.

Image Format

35 mm slide

Geographic Reference

Isfahan, Iran