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Alphonse Legros — The Good Samaritan
Alphonse Legros

The Good Samaritan

1857

Biblical subject matter receives earthy, humanized treatment through Legros's etching technique, reflecting 19th-century trends toward more accessible religious imagery.

Medium
etching

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Alphonse Legros, The Good Samaritan, 1857

Biblical subject matter receives earthy, humanized treatment through Legros's etching technique, reflecting 19th-century trends toward more accessible religious imagery.

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

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Dramatic, French, Classical, Charitable, Etching, Religious, Narrative, Figurative

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago