Name of Object:

A Muslim man praying

Name in original language:

La oración del moro

Location:

Madrid, Spain

Holding Institution:

Lázaro Galdiano Museum

 About Lázaro Galdiano Museum, Madrid

Holding Institution (original language):

Museo Lázaro Galdiano

Date of Object:

1851–1875

Author:

Mariano Fortuny y Marsal (11 June 1838, 21 November 1874)

Inventory Number:

FLG10094

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Paper, ink; drawing

Dimensions:

17,6 x 21,8 cm

Provenance:

Roma(?)

Description:

One of the drawings by Fortuny, one of the most important European painters of the last quarter of the 19th century. He travelled to Morocco in 1863 and he was taken by the light, colour and characters of the country. He was an important collector of Islamic artworks, some of them depicted in his paintings.

Citation of this web page:

Ámparo López "A Muslim man praying" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2025.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;es;14;en

Prepared by: Ámparo López
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: SP 014