St. John leading Home His Adopted Mother Size:24" x 36" Joseph and the Blessed Virgin

Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary

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St. John leading Home His Adopted Mother Size:24" x 36" Joseph and the Blessed VirginA touching and sorrowful representation of St. John leading His Adopted Mother Home after departing the tomb (depicted in the background) wherein Christ was laid. A tribute to some of Christ's last words, the bequeathing of His Mother to the Human Race: "Woman, behold thy Son" and to St. John "Behold thy Mother." This piece was painted by William Dyce (1806 1864). He was a member of the Pre Raphaelites and though he never left Europe, he spent much