Join The Collection to save, track, and explore works like this.

Cleveland Museum of Art

Spotted

Alphonse Legros — The Death of St. Francis
Alphonse Legros

The Death of St. Francis

1857

Represents Legros' engagement with religious subject matter, employing etching's capacity for fine detail to create a moving depiction of the saint's final moments.

Medium
etching

Start the Discussion

Request access to join the discussion

More by Alphonse Legros

Peasant Woman Seated near a Hedge

Peasant Woman Seated near a Hedge

1857

Le Départ pour le pêche, dans les brumes

Le Départ pour le pêche, dans les brumes

1890

Head of a Young Man

Head of a Young Man

1857

Request access to see more

Spotted works by Alphonse Legros

✦

Cleveland Museum of Art

216 spotted

✦

Art Institute of Chicago

1 spotted

About this work

Alphonse Legros, The Death of St. Francis, 1857

Represents Legros' engagement with religious subject matter, employing etching's capacity for fine detail to create a moving depiction of the saint's final moments.

Medium
etching
Year
1857
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Monochrome, French, 19th Century, Classical, Etching, Spiritual, Religious, Historical, Narrative, Black and White

More works by Alphonse Legros

Collected by

Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago