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Description: | Signed: yes Description: The painting depicts holy communion in a church. To the left of the painting is the altar, behind which is an elderly priest and young altar-boy holding a candle. The priest is giving holy communion to a young woman kneeling in front of the altar, on either side of her are two other women who have received, or are about to receive, communion. On the right are two monks, who are kneeling and praying. In the background can just be made out a group of the church elders. The composition is designed to emphasise the piety and devotion of the communicants, and the austere colours and simplicity of arrangement add to the effect. | Subjects: | religion (communion); figure (priests communicants) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Legros, Alphonse (French painter, sculptor, printmaker, 1837-1911) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8320... | Go to resource |
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