Caption

Le réfectoire, Refectory with praying monks, print, printmaker: Alphonse Legros, France, printer (person): Delâtre, Paris, publisher: Cadart & F. Chevalier, A., 1863, printer (person), paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 239 mm x width 328 mm, Published in: Société des Aquafortistes, 1863., one person praying, refectory, monastery, A long table draped with a plain cloth stretches across the scene with several seated figures wearing simple robes and hoods around it; one figure sits on a stool at the near right with their back to the viewer, another leans forward with hands near their face, and others sit along the far side in varied postures including one who appears to be holding a small object while looking toward a standing attendant. The standing attendant, dressed in a darker tunic, reaches toward the table and interacts with the seated figures. On the table lie plates and a few small vessels, with a narrow candle in a holder near the center. The room has an arched recess behind the table and a tall, narrow window with a grid pattern at the right; a cruciform carving or statue is mounted on the rear wall near the arch. In the foreground are round wooden stools and a jug on the floor, and the floorboards and wall surfaces are rendered with dense crosshatching.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B23_268

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58.0Mb (7.9Mb) / 18.2in x 12.4in / 5448 x 3719 (300dpi)

Keywords

Le réfectoire Refectory praying monks print printmaker Alphonse Legros France printer person Delâtre Paris publisher Cadart & F Chevalier A 1863 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 239 mm x width 328 mm Published in Société des Aquafortistes person praying refectory monastery long table draped plain cloth stretches across scene several seated figures wearing simple robes hoods figure sits stool near right back viewer another leans forward hands near face sit far side varied postures holding small object looking standing attendant dressed darker tunic reaches table interacts seated figures table lie plates small vessels narrow candle holder near center room arched recess tall narrow window grid pattern right cruciform carving statue mounted rear wall near arch foreground round wooden stools jug floor floorboards wall surfaces rendered dense crosshatching