St. Barbara – Campin Inspirational sleeps on the floor

sleeps on the floor

A nun prays in a garden before a statue of the Virgin Mary and Child Jesus

as Our Lady of Lourdes

Flagellation – Bouguereau is a restored Catholic artwork available as a high-resolution digital image from Restored Traditions

St. Barbara – Campin Inspirational sleeps on the floorThis fifteenth century Flemish painting by Robert Campin shows Saint Barbara studying the Scriptures indoors while her father's men construct a building outside according to Barbara's orders, just as the virgin's father rides home. According to the story of the saint's life, Barbara's father became so enraged when he discovered that his daughter had ordered the placement of three windows instead of two in his new building, in honor of the Triune God,