[Sutar ka Jhopda Cave Interior, Ellora Caves]
This beautifully printed and perfectly preserved print shows the most famous Buddhist rock-cut temple in Ellora, India, the “Carpenter’s Cave,” excavated about 700. Although carved from rock, the large hall is designed to look like a vaulted ceiling of wood beams supported by columns, echoing contemporary timber shrines. Plâté’s eerily lit photograph powerfully conveys a spiritual aura, with the statue of the Buddha in a teaching posture at center shown as the focal point of the dramatic perspective and the play of light.
Artwork Details
- Title: [Sutar ka Jhopda Cave Interior, Ellora Caves]
- Artist: Alfred William Plâté (German, ca. 1859 –1931 Linz, Austria)
- Date: 1890–1900
- Medium: Platinum print
- Dimensions: Image: 27.8 x 22.8 cm (10 15/16 x 9 in.)
- Classification: Photographs
- Credit Line: Purchase, Robert A. Taub Gift, 2012
- Object Number: 2012.21
- Curatorial Department: Photographs
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