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Written by Madeleine Sophie Cooney, RSCJ
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Wednesday, 18 October 2006 |
In 1883, nearly forty years after she
completed the fresco of Mater Admirabilis on a corridor wall of the
Trinita dei Monti in Rome, Pauline Perdrau painted another study of
Mary—one much less famous than her earlier work. Though its
aesthetic qualities leave much to be desired, this later Mater, which
is known in the United States chiefly through the copy made by Sister
M.M. Nealis in 1935, rewards careful study and comparison with the
Trinita fresco.
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