Girl Praying the Rosary – Alfred Elmore – Catholic Art – Catholic Gift – Archival Quality

If you want to help set a Rosary mind-set for yourself or others, this beautiful "Portrait of a Girl Saying the Rosary" can give you something lovely and decorative as well as something spiritual. The young woman is praying her rosary with fervor. You can tell she's in a church because the item on the wall next to her is a censor, used to swoosh incense and bless inside a church. You can also tell by the intense focus of her gaze that she has her eyes on at least a representation of Mary or her Lord, and it seems to us more likely that she is looking at a tabernacle with the Blessed Sacrament. Either way, she is clearly deep in prayer with her focus on Heaven. Irish-born Alfred Elmore (1815-1881) was a popular British history and genre painter. His subject's facial expressions seem masterfully perfect to us. He also has a painting called "The Novice" we hope to list someday. He was a devout Catholic, and you can see it in this painting. It is inspiring for us to see the image of someon