Pope Pius VII – David Portrait with folded hands and eyes

with folded hands and eyes cast down

Our Lady's glorious Assumption into Heaven is prefigured in the background of the picture

Artwork by Sassoferrato

Ghirlandaio painted this inspirational artwork

in all their heavenly glory

Pope Pius VII – David Portrait with folded hands and eyesThis is a portrait of Pope Pius VII, the nineteenth century Italian Pope who worked to make peace with Napoleon and the French Revolution. He released the famous Concordat of 1801 with Napoleon, which established complete reorganization of the dioceses and declared Roman Catholicism Frances chief religion. Artwork by G. David. Usage note: This digital Catholic art download is useful for personal devotional projects and for Catholic parishes, schools,