The 64 Artworks of Joseph Désiré Court

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Joseph Désiré Court - Saint Clare, Joseph Désiré Court, c. 1838Saint Clare, Joseph Désiré Court, c. 1838Joseph Désiré Court

Saint Clara reads the Bible, bathing in light. Clara was a 13th-century Italian nun who lived without possession and centered on spirituality. She had many followers and was declared sacred four days after her death. The painter Court chose not to depict her in a habit but invented a medieval versio...


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