Study of Altarpiece of Saint-Germer-de-Fly

This is not a comic strip but a watercolor study of medieval church decoration by American artist Francis Augustus Lathrop. The work documents six figures in period dress—likely saints or biblical characters—arranged across a patterned background typical of 13th-century French religious art. Lathrop's careful rendering of drapery, color, and gilded details reflects 19th-century scholarly interest in Gothic revival and ecclesiastical history. The piece demonstrates how American artists of the Gilded Age studied European sources to understand historical design principles that would influence their own architectural and decorative work.