Title: "Saint Ignatius Loyola, Spiritual Warrior."
Artist: Erin Leeper, Loveland, Colorado. Erin is a self-trained folk artist. "My Ethereal Icons are joyful contemporary folk art versions of those well-known old school holy cards. If one of my paintings elicits feelings of comfort, joy and most importantly that feeling of being loved, my work is done." The artist reserves all copyrights.
Media: Giclee reproduction on canvas of an original folk art painting.
Date: 2019
Dimensions: 11" h x 16" w x 1.5" d, framed.
Features: This giclee reproduction of an original is on canvas, bordered in black, and unframed.
Condition: New.
Notes: This folk art piece depicts Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491 - 1556), the founder, alongside Peter Faber and saint Francis Xavier, of the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits. The Jesuits are dedicated to missionary work and teaching and played an important role in the Counter- Reformation. Ignatius was an inspired spiritual director who developed the Spiritual Exercises, simple meditations, prayers and mental exercises known as Ignatian spirituality. He is also the foremost patron saint of soldiers. The folk art portrait celebrates a spiritual warrior who set the world on fire. He clutches The Holy Bible close to his heart. The four borders of the canvas are emblazoned with the fiery Jesuit emblem of the Holy Name. Saint Ignatius is robed in a traditional Jesuit colors.