Fabiola by Henner. Reproduction. Painting on wood.

Fabiola by henner. Reproduction. Painting on wood. Gilding. Small loss on the frame. 31 X 27 cm the original work has disappeared. In a fire, in the lair of a slightly crazy collector The face of saint fabiola painted by jean-jacques henner in 1885 remains lost, probably forever. But her memory lives on in latin america, where women have made her their icon. Only a black and white photograph of henner's canvas remains. But, widely distributed in the form of engravings, the tender face of fabiola soon adorned and protected many latino interiors: from her reappearance in catholic writings around the middle of the 19th century, fabiola, forgotten by official iconography, became a lively symbol.