Stitching the Standard st. joseph and child Boutet de Monvel's masterful command

Boutet de Monvel's masterful command of color further enhances the dramatic impact of the painting

The artist's meticulous attention to detail reveals the saint's facial features

is enveloped in a soft halo of golden light

was an early Netherlandish miniaturist and illuminator

Pietro da Cortona was an Italian Baroque painter and architect

Stitching the Standard st. joseph and child Boutet de Monvel's masterful commandA painting by British artist Edmund Leighton. "Stitching the Standard" depicts a nameless damsel on the battlements of a medieval castle making the finishing touches to a standard or pennant with a black eagle on a gold background (Presumably the flag of the Holy Roman Empire). In a time of peace the woman has taken her needlework into the daylight away from the bustle of the castle.