Caption

Scene in a church — Sacrifice by Edward Lepszy 1855–1932, painter; figurative church interior genre scene in academism style, oil painting, before 1900; dimensions: height 61 cm, width 90 cm., A scene inside an ornate interior shows a group of people gathered around a raised stone platform with carved panels and red drapery; a few children sit on the floor and on the platform, one child barefoot in light clothing and another girl in a pink dress beside a seated woman wearing dark and teal garments and a brown head covering, while a man in a long red robe holding a staff and a container leans toward them. Behind the platform, a woman in fur-trimmed clothing stands beside a couple of children, and an older bearded man in dark clothing and a fur cloak stands leaning on the railing near a woman in pale blue and gold who rests her arms on the red cloth. To the right, a young acolyte in white and red holds up a small object toward a robed figure and stands near another officiant in a dark hat, while an elderly man with gray hair and a book sits on the steps at the edge. On the left, a cluster of onlookers in varied clothing, including a man in white with dark trim raising his hands, fill the foreground near ornate gold candle fixtures and statues; the setting includes tall stone columns, carved wood paneling, patterned tile flooring, and a richly colored rug, with visible colors including red, brown, gold, green, teal, pink, white, black, and gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_330

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Rights managed

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48.9Mb (3.5Mb) / 16.7in x 11.4in / 5009 x 3414 (300dpi)

Keywords

Scene church Sacrifice Edward Lepszy 1855–1932 painter figurative church interior genre scene academism style oil painting 1900 dimensions height 61 cm width 90 cm scene inside ornate interior group people gathered raised stone platform carved panels red drapery children sit floor platform child barefoot light clothing another girl pink dress beside seated woman wearing dark teal garments brown head covering man long red robe holding staff container leans them woman fur-trimmed clothing stands beside couple children older bearded dark clothing fur cloak leaning railing near pale blue gold rests arms red cloth right young acolyte white holds up small object robed figure stands near another officiant dark hat elderly man gray hair book sits steps edge left cluster onlookers varied clothing dark trim raising hands fill foreground near ornate gold candle fixtures statues setting includes tall stone columns carved wood paneling patterned tile flooring richly colored rug visible colors brown green teal pink black gray.