St. John leading Home His Adopted Mother Size:24" x 36" Irene removes the arrows from

Irene removes the arrows from the side of the nearly dead St

At the heart of the painting lies the focal point: the Eucharist

Christ tied to the pillar in the moments before His scourging

Various other artists make up the rest of the crowd carrying the trestle upon which the altarpiece sits

St. John leading Home His Adopted Mother Size:24" x 36" Irene removes the arrows fromA 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