Reserved - 19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Female Saint At Prayer

Reserved - 19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Female Saint At PrayerA fine 19th century French school portrait of a female saint at prayer. Shes wearing a green robe and looking up to the heavens with a tender expression. The portrait is unsigned but clearly by an academy trained hand. The details are exquisite, particularly around the face, and it has a touch of chiaroscuro, which references much older works. Oftentimes, portraits of this nature are copies of renaissance or baroque originals but were unable to find

During the 1940s

numerous visitors bathe at the Grotto and often return home with vials of holy water

Frame a little tatty with age-related wear

An unusual miniature depicting two French Roman Catholic priests relaxing with a few drinks

which is made even more dramatic by the use of Chiaroscuro - a strong contrast of dark and light

It’s a painting of two halves with our view split between the dense woodland on the right and the light blue sky on the left

This unusual view highlights her curves and fleshy skin tones

He’s dressed smartly in a frock coat with a white shirt and black necktie

taste was regarded as an important attribute as it helped to shape your own destiny and

Benedict’s sons served King Atterdag Valdemar IV of Denmark

We’ve discovered an Isabel Waldron that worked around the same time so perhaps this could be her as Isabel can be shortened to ‘Lily’

It explains: