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Alphonse Legros — St. Pierre et St. Paul à la porte du Bonhomme Misère
Alphonse Legros

St. Pierre et St. Paul à la porte du Bonhomme Misère

1857

Biblical figures appear at a humble doorway in this etching that combines religious narrative with contemporary social commentary, typical of mid-19th century French art.

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etching

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