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Weeks--The Hour of Prayer, detail 2
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This is a series of 11 images (oil on canvas). Edwin Lord Weeks (1849-1903), an Orientalist painter, was born in Massachusetts, the child of wealthy merchants. The placard at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond states he was a photographer, writer, explorer, collector and illustrator as well. He studied in France under Léon Bonnat. He made trips to Morocco, the Middle East and then India in 1882. Any number of videos featuring his works on India are on YouTube. The paintings depicted are always human with an eye to details. The painting “The Hour of Prayer at Moti Mushid (The Pearl Mosque), Agra” (ca 1888-1889) is large (perhaps 6’ x 3 1/2”) and is filled with amazing details of those gathered for prayer at the mosque. The detailed images show many aspects of this gathering: washing, reading, lounging. Any number of “things” are happening, yet no part detracts from another; all is well-integrated into a comprehensive whole. The architecture is integral to the work. The Moti Mushid, built 1654 in Agra, is an excellent example of Mughal architecture. His original works today can bring a price of more than a million dollars.
The original frame by Lockwood de Forest (1850-1932), another Orientalist, is made of wood with cast and carved ornament and is gilded. The framed painting is the final image in the series.
74 paintings of Weeks—http://www.orientalist-art.org.uk/weekslife.html
111 paintings of Weeks—http://www.edwinlordweeks.org/
YouTube—http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ioe0SZBOB0&feature=youtube_gdata (3:06)
You Tube—featuring Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFnOe7OX67k&feature=related (7:37)
A list of links to museums with his works is at Art Cyclopedia—
www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/weeks_edwin_lord.html
Biography and assessment of his work—
www.artnet.com/Magazine/FEATURES/karlins/karlins12-3-02.asp
On the Moti Mushid—http://www.asiarooms.com/en/travel-guide/india/agra/sightseeing-in-agra/moti-masjid-agra.html
His account of a journey to India (From the Black Sea through Persia and India) is available in a 16.5 MB .pdf file at www.archive.org/details/cu31924022898526
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
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Weeks--The Hour of Prayer, detail 3
Image by Universal Pops
I am always appreciative of views and comments; thank you for taking time to look.
This is a series of 11 images (oil on canvas). Edwin Lord Weeks (1849-1903), an Orientalist painter, was born in Massachusetts, the child of wealthy merchants. The placard at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond states he was a photographer, writer, explorer, collector and illustrator as well. He studied in France under Léon Bonnat. He made trips to Morocco, the Middle East and then India in 1882. Any number of videos featuring his works on India are on YouTube. The paintings depicted are always human with an eye to details. The painting “The Hour of Prayer at Moti Mushid (The Pearl Mosque), Agra” (ca 1888-1889) is large (perhaps 6’ x 3 1/2”) and is filled with amazing details of those gathered for prayer at the mosque. The detailed images show many aspects of this gathering: washing, reading, lounging. Any number of “things” are happening, yet no part detracts from another; all is well-integrated into a comprehensive whole. The architecture is integral to the work. The Moti Mushid, built 1654 in Agra, is an excellent example of Mughal architecture. His original works today can bring a price of more than a million dollars.
The original frame by Lockwood de Forest (1850-1932), another Orientalist, is made of wood with cast and carved ornament and is gilded. The framed painting is the final image in the series.
74 paintings of Weeks—http://www.orientalist-art.org.uk/weekslife.html
111 paintings of Weeks—http://www.edwinlordweeks.org/
YouTube—http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ioe0SZBOB0&feature=youtube_gdata (3:06)
You Tube—featuring Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFnOe7OX67k&feature=related (7:37)
A list of links to museums with his works is at Art Cyclopedia—
www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/weeks_edwin_lord.html
Biography and assessment of his work—
www.artnet.com/Magazine/FEATURES/karlins/karlins12-3-02.asp
On the Moti Mushid—http://www.asiarooms.com/en/travel-guide/india/agra/sightseeing-in-agra/moti-masjid-agra.html
His account of a journey to India (From the Black Sea through Persia and India) is available in a 16.5 MB .pdf file at www.archive.org/details/cu31924022898526
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.
