The Marble Artists of Agra, India
Shortly before the Taj Majal rose on the banks of the Yamuna River in Agra, another tomb further upstream marked a transition in Mughal architecture from red sandstone to white marble. The Tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah (Treasurer of the Mughal Empire) is nicknamed “The jewel box in marble,” because of its elaborate decorations of ‘pietra dura’ art, subsequently replicated on the Taj Mahal by local marble artists. If you love the decorations of this icon, you will be pleased to know that…