The Monk at the Organ

Alphonse Legros

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white image of a man wearing a monk's robe playing an organ. The man sits facing right; only his upper body is visible. He has short hair and a scruffless face. His robe has a wide, rounded collar; the sleeves are long. His hands are on the keys; his fingers are not curled over the keys. The organ, with only the keyboard visible, sits to the right. The background shows a wall with a large window; the wall is darker below the window and lighter above. Through the window, two pointed Gothic arches are visible. A thick pillar is on the left; a thinner pillar is on the right. The artwork is a drawing or etching. The image has a thin white border around it.