Jean-Léon Gérôme - Evening Prayer, Cairo (1865)
The story
Worshippers stand in prayer on a rooftop in Cairo at sunset, the minarets cut against an orange sky. From 1865 — Gérôme's most atmospheric prayer scene, painted from sketches made in Egypt.
- Artist
- Jean-Léon Gérôme
- Year
- 1865
- Period
- Impressionist
- Where it lives
- Sotheby's
- Rights
- Free to view, download & share
