New! Maternity – Edmund Blair Leighton – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality The Mass The man holding the candle

The man holding the candle doesn't seem to us to be dressed as a priest

She was also one of the most religious

She is patron saint of those with breast cancer

and he produced many beautiful paintings in his life

and she is patron of musicians

New! Maternity – Edmund Blair Leighton – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality The Mass The man holding the candleEdmund Blair Leighton (1853 1922) was an English painter of surpassing clarity and precision. We carry several of his works in our shop, and they are among the most beautiful paintings we offer. This one, called "Maternity," shows two women in a convent. The seated mother, holding her baby, and the nun saying her breviary, lifting an eye to the baby. It's kind of a complex psychology, in a way. In another way, everybody likes babies! At least every