The Christ Child gives His Blessing mother mary bowing in awe to the

bowing in awe to the apparitions of St

but tender Austrian style

most widely known as El Greco

Several small ships that had fought gallantly for the Pope race to be the first to bind themselves to those two columns

Fascinating ceiling work

The Christ Child gives His Blessing mother mary bowing in awe to theThis is a touching image of the Christ Child painted by Emile Munier (1840 1895). During the 1860s, Munier received three medals at the Beaux Arts, and in 1869 he exhibited at the Paris Salon. He was a student and avid follower of William Bouguereau. Munier was very close with Bouguereau and the two artists formed a special bond. Bouguereau used to call him "La sagesse (the Wise)" or "Le sage Munier (The Wise Munier)." Images of children abound in