Cloister in Palermo with a Franciscan – Martinus Rørbye – Catholic Art – Catholic Gift – Archival Quality Choose Paper Size (Image is Smaller):8.5x11 unframed Brigid returned to the Druid

Brigid returned to the Druid and her mother

Dusseldorf 1876

yet her writhing figure shows she is suffering very much

which had crystallized into a jewel-like form

It is especially good when we are stressed and hounded by the difficult complications of life

Cloister in Palermo with a Franciscan – Martinus Rørbye – Catholic Art – Catholic Gift – Archival Quality Choose Paper Size (Image is Smaller):8.5x11 unframed Brigid returned to the Druid"Cloister in Palermo with a Franciscan Monk" Martinus Rorbye This peaceful painting captures the quiet stillness of the contemplative life. We overlook a monk who is looking at the enclosed cloister garden of his Franciscan monastery. Prayer and the Mediterranean sun have soaked this place for centuries, based on a real cloister. It is serene and beautiful. Scenes of this kind of prayer life bring calm to us. The painter, Martinus Rorbye (1803 1848),