1867
oil
canvas
From the collection of Brooklyn Museum
Prayer for Death in the Desert is a 1867 oil by Elihu Vedder, a American Impressionism work, held at Brooklyn Museum.
The painting depicts a man kneeling in the desert, his arms raised to the sky. He is shirtless and wears a white cloth wrapped around his waist. The desert landscape stretches out behind him, with mountains visible in the distance. The sky above is gray. In the background, the sun is setting behind the mountains, casting a warm glow over the scene. The overall mood of the painting is one of reverence and contemplation. This painting, "Prayer for Death in the Desert," is held at the Brooklyn Museum.
Elihu Vedder (26 February 1836 – 29 January 1923) was an American symbolist painter, book illustrator and poet from New York City.
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