Part of The Archive: a print retired from our core collections, brought back for members once a season. Available to order for seven days, made to order and printed in England, in your hands by early January 2027.
Jean-Léon Gérôme 1824 – 1904, Prayer in Cairo, c.1865
100% Silk
Hand Rolled
Designed and Printed in Britain
42cm x 42cm
In this painting, Gérome depicted the evening prayer, or maghrib, on a housetop, in the Egyptian Capital. Jean-Léon Gérôme realised this painting after he visited Egypt several times between 1858 and 1868. This painting is part of a wider series, depicting Muslim religious practices, and these are now considered some of his most popular art. The skyline, visible in the back, is very distinctive and helps to identify Cairo. As distinctive as it is though, it’s actually far from true, as some buildings represented are actually miles outside the city.
The direction of the waning light suggests that the men are facing east, towards Mecca. These men are similar to the ones depicted in Prayer in the Mosque, and Gérome may have actually represented the same people, as some could be seen wearing the same clothes in several of his paintings.
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