38. Minaret, Mosquée Mohammed el Naçer, au Kaire (partie infér. et partie supér.)
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 44 3/4 × 15 5/8 in. (113.7 × 39.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Joyce F. Menschel Photography Library Fund, 2017
Accession Number
2017.66.8
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of 19th-century Orientalism *38. Minaret, Mosquée Mohammed el Naer, au Kaire (partie infér. partie supér.)*, stunning 1843 lithograph by French artist and pioneering photographer Joseph-Philibertault de Prangey. This monumental sheet, measuring 44 3/4 × 15 5/8 inches, meticulously captures the minaret of's Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha—also known as the Alabaster Mosque—in two detailed sections: the ornate lower portion with its arabesque motifs and the soaring upper levels. Girault de Prangey, an avid traveler, sketched and photographed such wonders during his 184...
About the Artist
Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey · 1804–1892
Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (1804–1892), born in Langres, France, as the sole surviving child of Claude Joseph Girault and Barbe Philiberte Rosine Piétrequin, inherited the lordships of Genevrières and Prangey, adopting his full surname in 1825. After studies at Langres college and in Paris, where he earned baccalauréats in letters (1826) and law (1828), he pursued artistic training under ...