Oct 15, 2021
Jean-Léon Gérôme: Young Greeks (Orthodox Albanians) at the Mosque, also known as Albanians in Prayer (Arnaoutes en prière), Egypt, 1865.
#albanian#egypt#shqiptar#jean léon gérôme#painting#art#ottoman#the reason they're labeled as 'greeks' it's bcs usually orthodox Albanians were labeled as#romaioi#which literally means romans but translators usually translate it as greeks#the painting showcases albanian christians converting to islam basically
