Young Woman Praying
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
24 7/8 x 17 7/8 in. (63.2 x 45.4 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Emma T. Gary, 1934
Accession Number
37.20.2
Tags
Art Historical Context
Jean-Jacques Henner, a prominent 19th-century French painter1829–1905), captures quiet devotion in *Young Woman Praying*, oil on canvas portrait now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art European Paintings collection. This intimate work, measuring 24⅞ × 17⅞ inches, depicts a young woman in profile, her head bowed in prayer—a poignant emblem of personal piety. Donated through the bequest of Emma T. in 1934, it reflects Henner's skill in rendering serene, introspective figures amid the Academic art traditions of his era. Henner, influenced by Ingres and the Realist movement, excelled in smoo...