Man Meditating Over the Qur’an
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Artwork Details
- Title: Man Meditating Over the Qur’an
- Artist: Osman Hamdi Bey (Turkish, Istanbul 1842–1910 Istanbul)
- Date: 1902
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 57 1/16 × 67 5/16 in., 98.1 lb. (145 × 171 cm, 44500g)
Framed: 59 1/16 × 69 11/16 × 2 3/4 in. (150 × 177 × 7 cm) - Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Belvedere, Vienna
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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