This is the original from our book of Saints, as it appears
with a great deal of deterioration.
We used Corel PhotoPaint 7
filters and brushes to "restore" the
image.
We had to remove the tear in the
process, so we reapplied tears with
Eye Candy's water filter which does not have a water drop to match the
elongated tear Dolci
painted. We are pleased that the tears we formulated in the program
came out as authentic as they did. A sinle tear drop did not look right
as we could not duplicate the original.
This painting is considered an
excellent likeness of the Saint.
It can take hours to touch up one
small image and for this one it
took almost 2, and it was worth it.
The Saints merit the time it takes to present them as beautifully as
they were originally painted,
even though it is humanly impossible to depict all the glory they give
to Almighty God.
www.catholictradition.org/Passion/litany48b-images.htm