A Window on the Infinite

 

'The function of all art 

lies in breaking through 

the narrow and torturous enclosure of the finite,

in which man is immersed while living here below,

and in providing a window on the infinite

for his hungry soul.' 

 Pope Pius XII

Painting: Orazio Gentileschi, St Francis Supported by an Angel

home interiors

"To decorate their houses with religious pictures is a custom as old as Christianity itself, for the true Christian has always considered his home as nothing less than a temple of God; and the religious pictures as means to extend and preserve the spirit of Christianity in the home."  (St. John Vianney)