Interior of a Mosque at Cordova, Edwin Lord Weeks, circa 1880

This work, set in the 8th-century great mosque of cordova in spain may have been begun in 1880 while weeks was staying in that city. In weeks' estate sale catalogue, the scene was described as follows: preaching the holy war against the christians, the old moor holds aloft the green flag of mohammed while he curses the "dogs of christians" with true religious fervor, and calls upon the followers of mohammed to drive them out of spain. Object Type: painting. Genre: interior view. Date: circa 1880. Place of creation: France. Dimensions: height: 142.2 cm (55.9 in); width: 184.3 cm (72.5 in); Framed height: 182.9 cm (72 in); width: 223.5 cm (87.9 in); depth: 8.3 cm (3.2 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Edwin Lord Weeks - Interior of a Mosque at Cordova - Walters 37169