New! The Vale of Tears – Gustave Doré – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality Catholic home decor we ask that our home

we ask that our home may always be a shrine of peace

In the version of the story in this painting

This Annunciation shows her fear

It is beautiful and masculine

and that we might follow

New! The Vale of Tears – Gustave Doré – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality Catholic home decor we ask that our homeThe Valley of Tears is a painting by the great Gustave Dor. It shows Christ in the background, carrying his cross through rocky terrain, signaling the crowd behind him to follow. This life we live is frequently described as a valley of tears because there is often so much suffering in our lives, often lasting for so long. We the viewers are included in this painting, just beyond the edge of the visible crowd, as we are part of who Jesus is reaching