A Peasant Girl buying an Indulgence, François Marius Granet, 1825

"the selling of "indulgences" was one of the corrupt practices of the late medieval catholic church, wherein payment of a small (or large, depending) sum of money gets you forgiven for a sin. " http://fr-peint. Blogspot. Com/2014/01/a-peasant-girl-buying-indulgence-1825. Html painted by françois marius granet. Object Type: painting. Date: 1825. A Peasant Girl buying an Indulgence