Prayer in the Mosque

Prayer in the Mosque is a mid-19th century painting by French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme. Done in oil on canvas, the painting depicts the interior of an Egyptian mosque in which worshipers are praying. The orientalist painting is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1][2]

Prayer in the Mosque
ArtistJean-Léon Gérôme
Year1871
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions88.9 cm × 74.9 cm (35.0 in × 29.5 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Accession87.15.130

References
  1. "Prayer in the Mosque". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  2. Edward Strahan [Earl Shinn], ed. The Art Treasures of America. Philadelphia, [1880], vol. 1, pp. 126–27, 134, calls it "In the Mosque of Amrou" in the text and "Sheik at Devotions, Ancient Mosque in Cairo" in the list of works in Miss Wolfe's collection.
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