St. John leading Home His Adopted Mother Size:24" x 36" The recognition of the trials

The recognition of the trials and suffering and years of formation to get to this point by both the priest and his parents

Various other artists make up the rest of the crowd carrying the trestle upon which the altarpiece sits

Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary

At the heart of the painting lies the focal point: the Eucharist

as well as a Montagnard and a member of the revolutionary Committee of General Security

St. John leading Home His Adopted Mother Size:24" x 36" The recognition of the trialsA 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