The image depicts a group of people engaged in a processional activity. The figures are shown from the shoulders down, walking from left to right. They are dressed in heavy clothing with bonnets or headscarves covering their hair. Some are holding candles or objects. The background shows a gate on the left and a religious icon in the middle. The inscription at the bottom reads "CAVEAU ST MEDARD PROCESSION."

Procession in the Sepulchre of Saint Medard(Procession dans le caveaux de St.-Medard)

1859

Medium: etching
Classification: Print
Period: 1851 to 1875
Image size: 5281 × 2596px

Description

The image depicts a group of people engaged in a processional activity. The figures are shown from the shoulders down, walking from left to right. They are dressed in heavy clothing with bonnets or headscarves covering their hair. Some are holding candles or objects. The background shows a gate on the left and a religious icon in the middle. The inscription at the bottom reads "CAVEAU ST MEDARD PROCESSION."

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Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).

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