Study of Woman Praying

Alphonse Legros

1874

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism Late 19th Century Religious

About this work

The title of this work is Study of Woman Praying. It was created during the Romantic period. The artist, Alphonse Legros, was working with pen and brown ink over graphite on laid paper, which was a common technique at the time. This combination of media allowed for detailed and expressive drawings. You can learn more about this style by looking into the movement: Romanticism.