Egyptians Raising Water from the Nile

Egyptians Raising Water from the Nile is an 1890–1891 painting by John Singer Sargent. It is part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1]

Egyptians Raising Water from the Nile
ArtistJohn Singer Sargent 
Year1890s
Mediumoil paint, canvas
Dimensions63.5 cm (25.0 in) × 53.3 cm (21.0 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art
Accession No.50.130.16 
IdentifiersThe Met object ID: 12074

Sargent made several trips to Egypt, Greece and Turkey as part of a project commissioned by the Boston Public Library to explore the origin of Western religion through art. Whilst in Egypt he created this canvas in 1890–91, depicting a group of locals drinking or collecting water from the Nile which had been raised to the bank by a shaduf.

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  1. "Egyptians Raising Water from the Nile | John Singer Sargent | 50.130.16 | Work of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art". Metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
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