Virgin Mary with Lilies – Etienne Azambre – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality Catholic gifts this ceiling of the Ely

this ceiling of the Ely Cathedral was meant to inspire the congregation to thoughts of Heaven as they gazed upwards

but still have some of that vintage feel

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is thoroughly Bohemian

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Virgin Mary with Lilies – Etienne Azambre – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality Catholic gifts this ceiling of the ElyVirgin Mary with Lilies by Etienne Azambre For us, one of the important things about Catholic art is how it lets us contemplate Jesus or the Saints. In this delicate picture of St. Mary, the artist has given her a subtle, tranquil expression. Our own spirits can readily understand and commune with our sense of Mary from this picture, and it is easy to imagine that she loves us and will help us. Etienne Azambre (1859 1933) was a French artist best