Prayer in the Mosque
The Met
Artist: Jean-Léon Gérôme(French, Vesoul 1824–1904 Paris)
Date: 1871
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 35 x 29 1/2 in. (88.9 x 74.9 cm)
Credit Line: Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Bequest of Catharine Lorillard Wolfe, 1887
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A vast, columned hall with many robed figures, a partially clothed person, and pigeons
Detailed Description
The painting depicts a vast, high-ceilinged interior space, likely a hall, with numerous columns and arches extending into the distance. The columns are cylindrical, topped with ornate capitals, and support a series of arches that are alternately striped in reddish-brown and off-white. Wooden beams run horizontally between the columns. Many dark, ornate lamps hang from the ceiling and between the arches. Pigeons fly through the upper space and gather on the stone floor. In the foreground, to the right, three figures stand. The leftmost of this group wears a long, flowing red robe with gold trim and a white turban, and has a sword at their side. They stand on a patterned rug with geometric designs in red, blue, and yellow. To their right, two other figures are dressed in lighter-colored robes and turbans; one holds a drum-like object, and the other has their hands raised. Further into the midground, slightly to the left of center, a partially clothed figure stands facing away, wearing only a loincloth. A flock of pigeons gathers on the floor around this figure and to the left. In the background, along the left side of the hall, numerous figures are arranged in rows, facing right, many wearing white or light-colored robes and turbans, with their hands in positions often associated with prayer. The floor is made of large, light-colored stone tiles. Light enters from the far end of the hall, illuminating the space.
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