Women at Prayer
Oil on canvas
11.5 x 18 in
Private collection
Catholic women and children in prayer with nuns in the background.
Zacharie Charles Landelle (2 June 1821–13 October 1908) was a French painter who specialized in portraits. He is best known for his Orientalist works.
He was born in Laval, where his father was employed by the préfecture. In 1827, his family moved to Paris when his father was transferred and he would not return to his hometown until near the end of his life. In 1837, at the age of sixteen, he was admitted to the École des Beaux-arts, where he studied with Paul Delaroche and Ary Scheffer. After trips to Italy and the south of France, he copied the Old Masters at the Louvre. He began by painting portraits largely as a means of supporting himself…
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