
Sujet
Return of the Holy Carpet from Mekka to Cairo', 1876, (1965).
Légende
'Return of the Holy Carpet from Mekka to Cairo', 1876, (1965). Egyptian street scene showing a religious procession. The mahmal was a highly decorated covering mat or carpet for the Kaaba at Mecca in Saudi Arabia. A new one was made in Cairo each year. Painting, also known as 'The handing over of the Sacred Carpet in Cairo', in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. From "Russian Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries" by Vladimir Fiala. [Artia, Czechoslovakia, 1965]
Date
1965
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19F10_329
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
60,7Mo (2,6Mo) / 47,9cm x 31,8cm / 5661 x 3750 (300dpi)