1868
oil
canvas
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A May Service for Young Women is a 1868 oil by Alphonse Legros, a Realism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
In this painting, a priest in a red robe stands before a group of women, all dressed in dark attire and white head coverings. He holds a book, while the women sit or stand with their hands clasped together. To the left, a man in a dark robe plays an organ. The scene is set in a church, with stone walls and a large arched doorway visible in the background. The atmosphere is one of reverence and contemplation. For more on the artist's use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts of light and dark to create a sense of volume in modeling three-dimensional objects and figures, explore his other works.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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