St. John leading Home His Adopted Mother Size:24" x 36" Christ tied to the pillar

Christ tied to the pillar in the moments before His scourging

leaning incautiously from the low sides of the raft

The Gospel records that Simeon had been promised that "he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ" (Luke 2:26)

The recognition of the trials and suffering and years of formation to get to this point by both the priest and his parents

It is a testament to the enduring power of the human spirit and the ability of art to capture the essence of profound historical moments

St. John leading Home His Adopted Mother Size:24" x 36" Christ tied to the pillarA touching and sorrowful representation of St. John leading His Adopted Mother Home after departing the tomb (depicted in the background) wherein Christ was laid. A tribute to some of Christ's last words, the bequeathing of His Mother to the Human Race: "Woman, behold thy Son" and to St. John "Behold thy Mother." This piece was painted by William Dyce (1806 1864). He was a member of the Pre Raphaelites and though he never left Europe, he spent much