Mass of the Dead Soldier – Lucien Simon – Catholic Fine Art – Archival Quality sword with the black of her

with the black of her habit and the halo-like framing of white around her face

and there seems to have been a hope that one of the little girls serving in the Temple would be the mother of the Messiah

-Printed with archival pigments designed to last for generations when kept dry and out of the direct sun

Thérèse is 13 in this picture

Mass of the Dead Soldier – Lucien Simon – Catholic Fine Art – Archival Quality sword with the black of herLucien J. Simon (1861 1945) was a French painte, famous for his scenes and portraits. Learning from his teachers, Bouguereau and Tony Robert Fleury, he became very popular both with critical and the public. He painted scenes from literature and ordinary life, including Catholic scenes. Over the course of his long career, he showed work at the Royal Academy in London and the Salon des Artistes Franais in Paris, and he won many awards. He was made an