1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Communion in the Church of Saint Medard (La communion dans l'eglise St.-Medard) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a quiet church scene. An old man kneels at the altar while a young priest gives him bread and wine. The light comes through tall stained glass windows. The walls are plain, the floor worn smooth. The artist used etching with aquatint to make soft, foggy shadows around the figures. It feels like a real moment, not a grand story. The lines are simple but the mood is warm. Look up Legros, Alphonse next.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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