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The Hour Of Prayer - Interior Of The Mosque Sultan Hassan, Cairo by Joseph Farquharson
The Hour of Prayer - Interior of the Mosque Sultan Hassan, Cairo
The Hour Of Prayer - Interior Of The Mosque Sultan Hassan, Cairo by Joseph Farquharson
The Hour Of Prayer - Interior Of The Mosque Sultan Hassan, Cairo by Joseph Farquharson

The Hour of Prayer - Interior of the Mosque Sultan Hassan, Cairo

Artist (Edinburgh, Scotland, 1846 - 1935)
Date1888
Mediumoil on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 173.5 cm, Width: 154.4 cm
Frame: Height: 210.5 cm, Width: 190.4 cm, depth 15.4 cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1909 by the artist.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG002304
Other Titles
  • The Hour of Prayer - Interior of the Mosque of Sultan Beni Hassan, Cairo
About MeAlthough Farquharson is best known for his snow scenes he also travelled widely, making several visits to Egypt. His artistic talents translated well into this very different environment and he produced many good paintings of the streets, the landscape and the people of Egypt, of which this is the largest and most ambitious.

Just as he had with his snow scenes, Farquharson has managed to capture the varied surfaces of the highly polished marble floor tiles and the flowing robes of the Arabs seated in prayer. The contrast between the darkness in the depths of the building and the strong daylight, which falls on to the roughly plastered walls of the mosque, conveys both the heat of the unseen exterior and the cool and quiet of the visible interior.

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How impressive is the feeling of scale and size in this scene? A holy place with a true feeling of awe.