The Virgin in Prayer bethlehem A profound and rare meditation

A profound and rare meditation on the Seven Sorrows of Mary

stained-glass designer

kneeling at the altar in fervent prayer during a solemn vigil

a French speaking part of Spanish Netherlands painter and art collector

This was the first war to be photographed

The Virgin in Prayer bethlehem A profound and rare meditationA Classic Piece of the Blessed Virgin Mary in prayer by Il Sassoferrato. Sassoferrato was a pseudonym for the famous Roman Baroque painter, Giovanni Battista Salvi. (August 25, 1609 August 8, 1685) Having initially trained in the workshop of the Bolognese painter, Domenichino, it was to Guido Reni and above all Raphael to whom Sassoferrato then turned for inspiration