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Gérôme painted this scene, which depicts the interior of the seventh-century mosque of ‘Amr in Cairo, after his visit to Egypt in 1868. The rows of worshipers, ranging from the dignitary and his attendants to the loincloth-clad Muslim holy man, face Mecca during one of the five daily prayers. It is unlikely, however, that Gérôme witnessed a service at this particular mosque, which had fallen into disuse by 1868. Rather, the image is probably a composite of sketches and photographs of various sites. Gérôme traveled widely in the Middle East; more than two-thirds of his paintings are devoted to Orientalist subjects.

Columns outside the British Museum, Bloomsbury, London

Ahmed Bin Tulun Mosque, Cairo.

Athens: by Noé Gräbner

いいとこ（質の良いもの）の眼鏡が欲しくなった今日この頃、いかがお過ごしでしょうか？何事も吟味（ぎんみ）必須ですよ、みなさん。因みに私は、南部鉄製の焙烙（豆煎り道具）を近いうちに購入します。価格は税別二万円です、ありがとう諭吉さん、こんにちは焙烙（ほうろく）さん。

I shall continue my posts here for the time being, but most of those posts, with more commentary, will also be made on Pilgrimage.