Hope christ No home in North or

No home in North or South America can be complete without a replica of this miraculous image of our Queen

and received top prices for his work

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This is one of a series of paintings in the Basilica Maria Ausiliatrice  (Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians) of the Glorious Dreams of St

"Tu eris super domum mean" (You are placed over all my household) a scriptural foreshadowing from the bible and the story of Joseph in Egypt

Hope christ No home in North orThe picture is one of a series of allegorical subjects which Watts intended for a decorative scheme known as the House of Life. Traditionally the figure of Hope is identified by an anchor, but Watts was seeking a fresher, more original approach. He painted blind Hope seated on a globe and playing on a lyre which has all its strings broken except one.