Il Serto di Fiori, ossia Il Mese di Maggio, Don Michele M. Orlando, Naples 1856 with light breaking across the

with light breaking across the sky and reflecting gently through the landscape

Armfield was celebrated for his ability to portray dogs not merely as sporting subjects but as beloved companions

Signed lower right

Illustrated by Georges Rochegrosse

pausing mid movement with her arm raised to shield her gaze

Il Serto di Fiori, ossia Il Mese di Maggio, Don Michele M. Orlando, Naples 1856 with light breaking across theIl Serto di Fiori, ossia Il Mese di Maggio, Don Michele M. Orlando, Naples 1856 A mid 19th century Italian Marian devotional titled Il Serto di Fiori, ossia Il Mese di Maggio (A Garland of Flowers, or the Month of May), written by Don Michele M. Orlando and printed in Naples in 1856 by Stamperia e Libreria di Andrea Festa. This work belongs to the long standing Catholic tradition of dedicating the month of May to the Virgin Mary, offering a structured