Saint Rose of Lima
The original, as its museum records it
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Christ is sitting on her sewing. The museum cites Rivadeneira: he appeared as a small Child while she worked to support her parents, and sat down on her sewing cushion. The vision does not interrupt the labour. It takes the labour for a seat.
He holds out a handful of roses, and in the same gesture chooses her for his bride. The Latin leaves his mouth: ROSA CORDIS MEI TU MIHI SPONSA ESTO.
Rose of my heart, be my bride. A marriage proposal, made over the work that fed her parents.
Sources: Museo Lázaro Galdiano, Madrid — Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Santa Rosa de Lima, Inv. 5310 (institutional page, refetched and read in full 2026-08-16) · Artehistoria, 'Santa Rosa de Lima' (Murillo), refetched and read in full 2026-08-16. Use for description of the canvas only — the same page misstates the canonisation. · Quiles, Fernando. 'Santa Rosa de Lima en el Museo Lázaro Galdiano.' 2005.
Printed on demand. Public-domain masterwork, reproduced from a 11,862 px master of the original. The whole image is printed — never cropped to fit the sheet — so every sheet carries an archival margin, and the dimensions and resolution listed above are the ones you receive.