Prayer in the Mosque
تاريخ الاضافة
09/07/2019
نوع المحتوى
Art And Craft
Category
Paintings
الرابط للمحتوى
Subject Area
Interior - Painting
Year of Publication
1871
الوصف
Gérôme painted this scene, which depicts the interior of the seventh-century mosque of ‘Amr in Cairo, after his visit to Egypt in 1868. The rows of worshipers, ranging from the dignitary and his attendants to the loincloth-clad Muslim holy man, face Mecca during one of the five daily prayers. It is unlikely, however, that Gérôme witnessed a service at this particular mosque, which had fallen into disuse by 1868. Rather, the image is probably a composite of sketches and photographs of various sites. Gérôme traveled widely in the Middle East; more than two-thirds of his paintings are devoted to Orientalist subjects.
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Artist: Jean-Léon Gérôme