Carthusian Monks at the Certosa Monastery on Capri – Franz Ludwig Catel – Beautiful Catholic Art – Catholic Gift – Calm and Meditative Catholic Stationery At the top of this

At the top of this intriguing card it says in Italian

since even my mother has abandoned me when I strayed from the path of salvation

The PAPER AND THE ART are almost never the same ratio of a rectangle

The original hangs at the Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum in Scotland

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Carthusian Monks at the Certosa Monastery on Capri – Franz Ludwig Catel – Beautiful Catholic Art – Catholic Gift – Calm and Meditative Catholic Stationery At the top of thisThere is a certain type of Catholic genre which involves mysterious, moonlit prayers. We reverence God day at night, but day and night are different! This painting depicts monks within the walls of Certosa San Giacomo on Capri, an island a little ways off the west coast of Italy. Franz Ludwig Catel ( 17781856) was a very popular painter of his day. Born in Berlin, he lived much of his adult life in Italy, where he painted many breathtaking scenes of