Description
Pictorial portrait of Jozef de Veuster
Religious painting of the Catholic missionary of Belgian origin popularly known as the Damien father. Belonged to the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts. His dedication to the care of the Molokai lepers earned him the title of Apostle to the lepers y spiritual pattern of the marginalized and sick with other diseases such as AIDS. He was beatified in 1995 by the pope Juan Pablo II and canonized in 2009 by the pope Benedicto XVI.
Technical details
- Oil painting with final varnishing.
- Canvas arranged on a wooden frame.
- 55 x 46 centimeters | Vertical format.
- Sacred Art | Impressionism | Expressionism.