Atgah Khan's tomb,New Delhi
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Atgah Khan was a high official in the court of Emperor Akbar in the 16th century.This exquisitely decorated tomb is considered to be one of the gems of architecture. It is just 18 feet square, with marble and sandstone trellis screens and is profusely ornamented. Unfortunately there are tall buildings very close to it on all sides. My challenge was to imagine what it would look like from say a height of 12 feet and to get the perspective right. I am quite pleased with the result except the lady on the right should have been painted taller in proportion to the size to the tomb.
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Ravi Batra
I am a self-taught amateur artist and live with my wife Anita,in New Delhi,India.I spent 35 busy years in the oil industry and in 1996,at the age of 63, took up watercolour painting. I was greatly encouraged when,"The Artist",in its May 2002 issue,featured a painting of mine in its column "How I…
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