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At the Mosque Door

dated 1879
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 803

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: At the Mosque Door
  • Artist: Osman Hamdi Bey (Turkish, Istanbul 1842–1910 Istanbul)
  • Date: dated 1879
  • Geography: Made in Turkey, Istanbul
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 23 5/8 × 16 9/16 × 5/8 in. (60 × 42 × 1.6 cm)
    Framed: 34 1/4 × 27 1/4 × 3 in. (87 × 69.2 × 7.6 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Turkish Centennial Fund, 2024 Benefit Fund, and Zeynep Oğuz Bilimer and Evren Bilimer Gift, 2025
  • Object Number: 2025.264
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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