Meditation of The Holy Virgin (1889) bySarah Paxton Ball Dodson Choose Paper Size (Image is Smaller):8.5x11 unframed As of this writing

As of this writing

Sue shows the wounds to his hands  Padre Pio suffered in union with Christ

She would die at age 9 from the Flu Pandemic which had started in 1918

The other side is the original sepia tone color

Meditation of The Holy Virgin (1889) bySarah Paxton Ball Dodson Choose Paper Size (Image is Smaller):8.5x11 unframed As of this writing"Meditation of The Holy Virgin" Sarah Paxton Ball Dodson (1889) This graceful and lovely portrait of Mary evokes her calm and peace. She is seated quietly in a prayerful meditation. The painting is full of blues for Mary, and whites, such as the lilies, which represent her purity. It's not just that the setting is calm, but the colors themselves are serene. Sarah Paxton Ball Dodson (1847 1906) enjoyed art from age three, but her father disapproved, so