The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 16, 2026
Mahmud Gawan Madrasa, Bidar
c. 1890
(Indian, 1844–1905)
Paper: 26 x 19.7 cm (10 1/4 x 7 3/4 in.); Mounted: 32.7 x 25.5 cm (12 7/8 x 10 1/16 in.)
Location: Not on view
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Built in 1472 as an Islamic theological college, in 1656 gunpowder stored in it ignited and gutted the building.Description
The architectural decoration on the tower echoes patterns on Bidri ware (see 2020.206), ornamented metallic vessels cast from condensed vapors of zinc in a technique native to that city. This image is notable for the precision and poetry with which the people are posed. Most gaze at the camera, probably instructed to do so by Deen Dayal; this is rarely the case in images by foreign photographers.- Walter Clode, United Kingdom?–2024(Prahlad Bubbar Ltd., London, England, sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH)September 9, 2024–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- {{cite web|title=Mahmud Gawan Madrasa, Bidar|url=false|author=Raja Deen Dayal|year=c. 1890|access-date=16 March 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2024.81