Léon Belly1827–1877Pilgrims Going to Mecca
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Where is “Pilgrims Going to Mecca” now? Collection: Musée d'Orsay, Paris. Unknown.
Musée d'Orsay
Paris, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Pilgrims going to Mecca (French: Pèlerins allant à La Mecque) is a painting by Léon Belly. It is a very large (160 cm x 242 cm) oil on canvas work. It won a first class medal at the Salon of 1861, was bought by the state from the artist, and originally displayed at the Musée du Luxembourg. Since 1983 it has been part of the collection at the Musée d'Orsay, in Paris. From the time it was first exhibited it has been considered a masterpiece of orientalist painting.
Details
- Accession number
- RF 61
In the catalog
Sources
- Wikidata
- Image: Musée d'Orsay — Léon Belly · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
