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Artist: Edmund Blair Leighton (1853-1921)
Title: Thanksgiving Service on the Field of Agincourt
King Henry V of England kneels in the background, crown on ground, on the field of Agincourt where had just been fought an epic battle between English and French. The kneeling priest in the foreground leads the soldiers in prayers of thanksgiving for their victory, which God had granted them. The priest and crossbearer are the only figures with their mouths open, thus indicating the intonation of one of the hymns that King Henry commanded to be sung in thanksgiving and charity:
"Do we all holy rites;
Let there be sung 'Non Nobis' and 'Te Deum;'
The dead with charity enclosed in clay."
From Shakespeare's Henry V
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The featured picture this week is a painting by William Adolph Bouguereau entitled 'The Prayer.' The innocence of a child's prayer is captured in the life-like drama of Bouguereau's exquisite style. Some speculate that this particular rendition was meant, by the artist, to be the Blessed Virgin Mary as a child. Yet, since there is not even the faintest hint of a halo around the young woman's head, it remains mere speculation as the Virgin is traditionally depicted with some form of a halo. Regardless, this painting remains a classic manifestation of the physical beauty of Bouguereau's subject and the metaphysical splendor of the theme: transcendence of the soul to God through prayer.
Our Advent sale is still in full swing, and we're happy to announce that we've completed adding more detailed information to each image listed on our site. Each high-resolution image now has a more detailed description of its origin i.e. artist, art style, time line of the artist and full painting title. For a more informed decision on each image, we've also included the largest suggested print size for each image.If you're not in the market for buying our high-resolution, Catholic images, we hope that you can at least find our information as a valuable resource for whatever project you may be working on.The next project, which we are only half-way done with right now, is adding larger images. In order for you to view larger images, we've incorporated a non-invasive watermark on each image: 'RestoredTraditions.com,' which will not appear on the purchased JPEG image file. Visit this Madonna & Child image for a better idea.We hope you continue to have a blessed and penitential Advent, along with a holy Christmas!
