Nun in the Rose Garden – The Roses' Day – Edmund Blair Leighton – Catholic Art – Catholic Gift – Archival Quality Choose Paper Size (Image is Smaller):24x36 Rolled Poster - Satin Finish As he comes up to

As he comes up to them

in an English translation (lower area)

He became famous in his mid-twenties

"Ave Maria

Nun in the Rose Garden – The Roses' Day – Edmund Blair Leighton – Catholic Art – Catholic Gift – Archival Quality Choose Paper Size (Image is Smaller):24x36 Rolled Poster - Satin Finish As he comes up to"The Roses' Day" Edmund Blair Leighton In the cloistered garden adjacent to her convent, a nun goes out to pick roses. It is "the roses' day", a title that indicates that this is the allotted day to pick roses. It is a serene, well ordered life. This picture lends us that feeling of tranquility. Staring at this picture is, for us, a visual meditation. Our spirits are calmed by it. We find it intensely beautiful, and God is source of all true beauty.