Name of Object:

The Celebration of the Prophet Muhammad in Tangier

Name in original language:

Festa di Maometto a Tangeri

Location:

Rome, Italy

Holding Institution:

National Gallery of Modern Art (GNAM)

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Holding Institution (original language):

Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (GNAM)

Date of Object:

1879

Author:

Stefano Ussi (1822, Florence-1901, Florence)

Inventory Number:

inv. 7

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

48.5 x 117.5 cm

Provenance:

Italy

Description:

Stefano Ussi lived between Florence and Rome and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence before enrolling as a volunteer in the first Italian War of Independence, during which he was taken prisoner by the Austrian troops. In 1875 Italian King Vittorio Emanuele II sent an embassy to Morocco which included the writer Edmondo De Amicis and the painters Ussi and Cesare Biseo. The innovative international relations policy of the young Sultan Mulay al-Hassan fostered relations with the Italian King. During his trip, Ussi sketched drafts on Arab every-day life scenes which later inspired his larger paintings.

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Painting

Additional Copyright Information:

Copyright image: Soprintendenza alla Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea.

Citation of this web page:

Marina Minozzi "The Celebration of the Prophet Muhammad in Tangier" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2025.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;it;153;en

Prepared by: Marina Minozzi
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: IT2 011