Title of the painting: Mass (The Elevation)

Name of the artist: Lucas Velázquez

Date: 1870

Description: Painting of Catholic mass, more precisely elevation of the chalice, by Eugenio Lucas Velázquez. On the back old handwritten label indicating ownership “Marquesa de Moret”.

Visual description: A 19th-century oil painting by Eugenio Lucas Velázquez titled “Mass (The Elevation).” executed in a Goya-esque Romantic style. The scene depicts a dark, atmospheric church interior illuminated by a dramatic light source at the altar. A priest, wearing a chasuble, is seen from behind elevating the Chalice immediately after the Consecration. A devout congregation, mostly women wearing shawls and mantillas, kneels in the shadows on the left, bowed in deep reverence. To the right, an altar server kneels on the steps. The loose brushwork creates a sense of movement and spiritual intensity.

License: Public Domain / See here

Source: Wikimedia